Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX) cleanup levels by state

CAS 2691-41-0
3 states

CAS 2691-41-0 is in the cleanup-level tables of 3 states in this handbook: Florida (Octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-tetrazocine [or HMX]), Pennsylvania (HMX) and Texas (Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX)). 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 Octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-tetrazocine [or HMX], DEP's cleanup target level tables print 350 ug/L as the groundwater criterion.

350ug/L Groundwater Criteria Table I: Groundwater and Surface Water Cleanup Target Levels

All Florida values for Octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-tetrazocine [or HMX]

Pennsylvania

PA DEP
Act 2 Statewide Health Standards

For HMX, DEP's Statewide Health Standard tables print 400 μg/L for residential groundwater in a used aquifer with TDS up to 2500, 11,000 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: 40 mg/kg as 100 X GW MSC and 4.8 mg/kg as the generic value.

400μg/L R Table 1: Medium-Specific Concentrations (MSCs) for Organic Regulated Substances in Groundwater Used Aquifers, TDS ≤ 2500
11,000mg/kg 11000 0-15 feet Table 3a: Medium-Specific Concentrations (MSCs) for Organic Regulated Substances in Soil: A. Direct Contact Numeric Values Residential
40mg/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
4.8mg/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

All Pennsylvania values for HMX

Texas

TCEQ
TRRP Tier 1 PCLs
February 6, 2025

For Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX), TCEQ's Tier 1 table prints 1,600 mg/kg for TotSoilComb and 2.3 mg/kg for GWSoilIng (residential soil, 0.5 acre source area), and 1.2 mg/L for GWGWIng (residential groundwater).

1,600mg/kg 1.6E+03 TotSoilComb Table 1: Tier 1 Residential Soil PCLs 0.5 acre source area
2.3mg/kg 2.3E+00 GWSoilIng Table 1: Tier 1 Residential Soil PCLs 0.5 acre source area
1.2mg/L 1.2E+00 GWGWIng Table 3: Tier 1 Groundwater PCLs - Residential and Commercial/Industrial Residential

All Texas values for Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX)

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.