35 Ill. Adm. Code 742.APPENDIX C
C Tier 2 Tables
Section 742.APPENDIX C Â Â Tier
2 Tables
Section 742.TABLE MÂ Â J&E
Parameters
Symbol
Parameter
Units
Source
Tier 1 or Calculated Value
A
B
Surface area of
enclosed space at or below grade
cm
2
Equation
J&E 12a or 12b, Appendix C, Table L
Residential = 1
x 10
6
Industrial/Commercial
= 4.0 x 10
6
A
crack
Area of total
cracks
cm
2
Equation
J&E 14, Appendix C, Table L
Calculated
Value
AT
c
Averaging time
for carcinogens
year
SSL
, May 1996
70
AT
nc
Averaging time
for noncarcinogens
year
AT
nc
= ED
Residential =
30
Industrial/Commercial
= 25
C
v
sat
Soil vapor
saturation limit
mg/m
3
-air
Equation
J&E 5, Appendix C, Table L
Chemical-Specific
or Calculated Value
D
crack
eff
Effective
diffusion coefficient through the cracks
cm
2
/s
Equation
J&E 15, Appendix C, Table L
Calculated
Value
D
i
Diffusivity in
air
cm
2
/s
Appendix C,
Table E
Chemical-Specific
D
i
eff
Effective
diffusion coefficient for each soil layer
cm
2
/s
Equation
J&E 11, Appendix C, Table L
Calculated
Value
D
source
Distance from ground surface to top of contamination
cm
Field Measurement
Soil Gas Contamination = 152.4
Groundwater Contamination = 304.8Â Site-Specific
D
T
eff
Total overall
effective diffusion coefficient
cm
2
/s
Equation
J&E 9a, Appendix C, Table L
Calculated Value
D
w
Diffusivity in
water
cm
2
/s
Appendix C,
Table E
Chemical-Specific
ED
Exposure
duration
year
Residential:Â SSL,
May 1996
Industrial/Commercial:
SSL 2002
Residential = 30 Industrial/Commercial = 25
EF
Exposure
frequency
day/year
Residential:Â SSL,
May 1996
Industrial/Commercial:Â
SSL 2002
Residential = 350 Industrial/ Commercial = 250
ER
Air exchange
rate
exchanges per hour
Illinois
EPA
Residential =
0.53 Industrial/ Commercial = 0.93
f
oc
Fraction
organic carbon content
g/g
SSL
, May 1996, or Field Measurement
Appendix C,
Table F
0.002 or Site-Specific
H
B
Height of building
cm
Illinois
EPA
Slab-on-Grade Residential = 244 Industrial/ Commercial =
305 or Site-Specific in Tier 3 Basement Residential = 427 Industrial/ Commercial
= 488 or Site-Specific in Tier 3
H'
TS
Dimensionless
Henry's law constant at the system (soil) temperature 13ËšC
unitless
Appendix C,
Table E
Chemical-Specific
L
B
Length of
building
cm
Illinois
EPA
Residential = 1000 Industrial/Commercial = 2000 or Site-Specific
in Tier 3
L
crack
Slab thickness
cm
USEPA, Users
Guide, 2004
10
L
F
Distance from
ground surface to bottom of slab
cm
USEPA, Users
Guide, 2004
10 (slab on grade) 200 (basement)
L
i
Thickness of
soil layer i
cm
Field
Measurement for Capillary Fringe, USEPA, 2004
Site-Specific
For Capillary Fringe, 37.5 cm
L
T
Distance from
bottom of slab to top of contamination
cm
Field
Measurement or Equation J&E 10, Appendix C, Table L
142.4 or Site-Specific
MW
Molecular
weight
g/mole
Illinois
EPA
Chemical-Specific
n
Total number of
layers of different types of soil vapors migrate through from source to
building
(if source is
groundwater, include a capillary fringe layer of 37.5 cm as one of the
layers)
unitless
Field Measurement
Site-Specific
P
Vapor Pressure
atm
Appendix C,
Table E
Chemical-Specific
Q
bldg
Building
ventilation rate
cm
3
/s
Equation
J&E 13, Appendix C, Table L
Slab-on-Grade
Residential =
3.59 x 10
4
Industrial/ Commercial
= 3.15 x 10
5
or
Site-Specific in Tier 3
Basement
Residential =
6.28 x 10
4
Industrial/Commercial
= 5.04 x 10
5
or
Site-Specific in Tier 3
Q
soil
Volumetric flow rate of soil gas into the enclosed space
cm
3
/s
USEPA, Users Guide for Evaluating Subsurface Vapor
Intrusion into Buildings, 2004
If L
T
is less than 5 feet (152 cm),
Q
soil
equals 83.33.
If L
T
is 5 feet (152 cm) or greater, Q
soil
equals zero.
An input value of zero requires an institutional control.
See Section 742.505(b) and (c).
R
Ideal gas
constant
atm-L/mol-K
USEPA, Users
Guide, 2004
0.08206
RfC
Reference
concentration
µg/m
3
Illinois
EPA:Â
http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/taco/toxicity-values.xls
Toxicological-Specific
RO
gw
Groundwater
remediation objective
mg/L
Appendix B,
Table E, or Equation J&E 6, Appendix C, Table L
Chemical-Specific or Calculated Value
RO
indoor-air
Indoor air
remediation objective
mg/m
3
Equations
J&E 1 and 2, Appendix C, Table L
Calculated Value
RO
soilgas
Soil gas
remediation objective
mg/m
3
Equation
J&E 4, Appendix C, Table L
Calculated Value
S
Solubility in
water
mg/L
Appendix C,
Table E
Chemical-Specific
T
Temperature
°K
USEPA, Users
Guide, 2004
286 (converted from 13
o
C)
THQ
Target hazard
quotient for a chemical
unitless
SSL
, May 1996
1
TR
Target risk or the increased chance of developing cancer over a
lifetime due to exposure to a chemical
unitless
SSL
, May 1996
Residential =
10
-6
at the point of human exposure
Industrial/Commercial
= 10
-6
at the point of human exposure
URF
Unit risk
factor
(µg/m
3
)
-1
Illinois
EPA:Â
http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/taco/toxicity-values.xls
Toxicological-
Specific
w
Floor-wall seam
gap
cm
USEPA, Users
Guide, 2004
0.1
W
Moisture
content
g of water/g of soil
Field
Measurement, Appendix C, Table F
Site-Specific
W
B
Width of building
cm
Illinois
EPA
Residential =
1000
Industrial/ Commercial
= 2000
or
Site-Specific in Tier 3
α
Attenuation
factor
unitless
Equations
J&E 7 or 8, Appendix C, Table L
Site-Specific
θ
a
Air-filled soil
porosity
cm
3
/cm
3
SSL
, May 1996 or
Equation
J&E 18, Appendix C, Table L
0.28 or Calculated Value
θ
a,crack
Air-filled
porosity for soil in cracks
cm
3
/cm
3
SSL
, May 1996 or
Equation
J&E 18, Appendix C, Table L
0.13
θ
a,i
Air-filled
porosity of soil layer i
cm
3
/cm
3
SSL
, May 1996 or
Equation
J&E 18, Appendix C, Table L
0.13 or
Calculated Value
For capillary fringe, θ
a,i
= 0.1 θ
T,i
θ
T,crack
Total porosity
for soil in cracks
cm
3
/cm
3
SSL
, May 1996 or
Equation
J&E 16, Appendix C, Table L
0.43
θ
T,i
Total porosity
of soil layer i
cm
3
/cm
3
SSL
, May 1996 or
Equation
J&E 16, Appendix C, Table L
0.43 or Calculated Value
θ
w
Water-filled
soil porosity
cm
3
/cm
3
SSL
, May 1996 or
Equation
J&E 17, Appendix C, Table L
0.15 or Calculated Value
θ
w,crack
Water-filled
porosity for soil in cracks
cm
3
/cm
3
SSL
, May 1996 or
Equation
J&E 17, Appendix C, Table L
0.15
θ
w,i
Water-filled
porosity of soil layer i
cm
3
/cm
3
SSL
, May 1996 or
Equation
J&E 17, Appendix C, Table L
For capillary
fringe, US EPA, Users Guide 2004
0.15 or
Calculated Value
For capillary fringe = 0.375 or 0.9
q
T,i
θ
b
Dry soil bulk
density
g/cm
3
SSL
, May 1996 or
Field
Measurement, Appendix C, Table F
1.5 or Calculated Value
θ
s,i
Soil particle density
g/cm
3
SSL, May 1996
or
Field
Measurement, Appendix C, Table F
2.65 or Calculated Value
θ
w
Density of
water
g/cm
3
Illinois
EPA
1