Methyl acetate (acetic acid, methyl ester) cleanup levels by state
- CAS 79-20-9
- 3 states
CAS 79-20-9 is in the cleanup-level tables of 3 states in this handbook: Florida (Methyl acetate), Pennsylvania (METHYL ACETATE) and Texas (Methyl acetate (acetic acid, methyl ester)). 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 Methyl acetate, DEP's cleanup target level tables print 3,000 ug/L as the groundwater criterion, 6,800 mg/kg for residential direct exposure to soil and 16 mg/kg for soil leachability based on groundwater.
- 3,000ug/L 3000 Groundwater Criteria Table I: Groundwater and Surface Water Cleanup Target Levels
- 6,800mg/kg 6800 Direct Exposure - Residential Table II: Soil Cleanup Target Levels
- 16mg/kg Leachability Based on Groundwater Table II: Soil Cleanup Target Levels
Pennsylvania
- PA DEP
- Act 2 Statewide Health Standards
For METHYL ACETATE, DEP's Statewide Health Standard tables print 35,000 μg/L for residential groundwater in a used aquifer with TDS up to 2500, 10,000 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: 3,500 mg/kg as 100 X GW MSC and 650 mg/kg as the generic value.
- 35,000μg/L 35000 R Table 1: Medium-Specific Concentrations (MSCs) for Organic Regulated Substances in Groundwater Used Aquifers, TDS ≤ 2500
- 10,000mg/kg 10000 0-15 feet Table 3a: Medium-Specific Concentrations (MSCs) for Organic Regulated Substances in Soil: A. Direct Contact Numeric Values Residential
- 3,500mg/kg 3500 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
- 650mg/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 Methyl acetate (acetic acid, methyl ester), TCEQ's Tier 1 table prints 82,000 mg/kg for TotSoilComb and 49 mg/kg for GWSoilIng (residential soil, 0.5 acre source area), and 24 mg/L for GWGWIng (residential groundwater).
- 82,000mg/kg 8.2E+04 TotSoilComb Table 1: Tier 1 Residential Soil PCLs 0.5 acre source area
- 49mg/kg 4.9E+01 GWSoilIng Table 1: Tier 1 Residential Soil PCLs 0.5 acre source area
- 24mg/L 2.4E+01 GWGWIng Table 3: Tier 1 Groundwater PCLs - Residential and Commercial/Industrial Residential
All Texas values for Methyl acetate (acetic acid, methyl ester)
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.