Trinitrotoluene, 2,4,6- cleanup levels by state
- CAS 118-96-7
- 3 states
CAS 118-96-7 is in the cleanup-level tables of 3 states in this handbook: Florida (Trinitrotoluene, 2,4,6-), Pennsylvania (TRINITROTOLUENE, 2,4,6-) and Texas (Trinitrotoluene, 2,4,6-). Each state's numbers are below as its agency prints them. The states run different programs and do not define their values the same way, so a number from one is not the same measure as a number from another. A state that lists the substance under another CAS number, or without one, is not shown here.
Florida
- FL DEP
- Chapter 62-777 CTLs
- February 2005
For Trinitrotoluene, 2,4,6-, DEP's cleanup target level tables print 1.2 ug/L as the groundwater criterion, 28 mg/kg for residential direct exposure to soil and 0.006 mg/kg for soil leachability based on groundwater.
- 1.2ug/L Groundwater Criteria Table I: Groundwater and Surface Water Cleanup Target Levels
- 28mg/kg Direct Exposure - Residential Table II: Soil Cleanup Target Levels
- 0.006mg/kg Leachability Based on Groundwater Table II: Soil Cleanup Target Levels
Pennsylvania
- PA DEP
- Act 2 Statewide Health Standards
For TRINITROTOLUENE, 2,4,6-, DEP's Statewide Health Standard tables print 2 μg/L for residential groundwater in a used aquifer with TDS up to 2500, 110 mg/kg for residential soil direct contact from 0 to 15 feet, and two residential soil to groundwater values for a used aquifer with TDS up to 2500: 0.2 mg/kg as 100 X GW MSC and 0.023 mg/kg as the generic value.
- 2μg/L R Table 1: Medium-Specific Concentrations (MSCs) for Organic Regulated Substances in Groundwater Used Aquifers, TDS ≤ 2500
- 110mg/kg 0-15 feet Table 3a: Medium-Specific Concentrations (MSCs) for Organic Regulated Substances in Soil: A. Direct Contact Numeric Values Residential
- 0.2mg/kg 100 X GW MSC Table 3b: Medium-Specific Concentrations (MSCs) for Organic Regulated Substances in Soil: B. Soil to Groundwater Numeric Values Used Aquifers, TDS ≤ 2500, Residential
- 0.023mg/kg Generic Value Table 3b: Medium-Specific Concentrations (MSCs) for Organic Regulated Substances in Soil: B. Soil to Groundwater Numeric Values Used Aquifers, TDS ≤ 2500, Residential
Texas
- TCEQ
- TRRP Tier 1 PCLs
- February 6, 2025
For Trinitrotoluene, 2,4,6-, TCEQ's Tier 1 table prints 33 mg/kg for TotSoilComb and 0.17 mg/kg for GWSoilIng (residential soil, 0.5 acre source area), and 0.012 mg/L for GWGWIng (residential groundwater).
- 33mg/kg 3.3E+01 TotSoilComb Table 1: Tier 1 Residential Soil PCLs 0.5 acre source area
- 0.17mg/kg 1.7E-01 GWSoilIng Table 1: Tier 1 Residential Soil PCLs 0.5 acre source area
- 0.012mg/L 1.2E-02 GWGWIng Table 3: Tier 1 Groundwater PCLs - Residential and Commercial/Industrial Residential
Each agency's own publication governs: its current table, or the published rule where the agency says so. This page is a reference copy and not a cleanup decision. Check each agency's page before relying on a value.
Source
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Cleanup Target Levels for Chapter 62-777, F.A.C., dated February 2005. Files read October 6, 2026.
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Statewide Health Standard Medium-Specific Concentrations.
- Table 1: DEP's file dated April 14, 2022, read October 5, 2026.
- Table 3a: DEP's file dated January 4, 2022, read October 5, 2026.
- Table 3b: DEP's file dated January 19, 2022, read October 5, 2026.
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Risk Reduction Program Tier 1 Protective Concentration Levels, last revised February 6, 2025. File read October 1, 2026.