Guidance Documents
The Guidance for Assessing Ecological Risks Posed by Chemicals: Screening-Level Ecological Risk Assessment (Version 2.0, 7-2008) has recently been updated from the March 2000 version (below). A Redline-Strikeout version (7-2008) indicates the changes and updates from the March 2000 version. The March 2000 Guidance for Assessing Ecological Risks Posed by Chemicals: Screening-Level Ecological Risk Assessment has been split up to facilitate easier download. |
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| Ecological Risk Assessment Checklists and Decision Trees | ||||||||||
| Assessing Ecological Risks Posed by Radionuclides: Screening-Level Radioecological Risk Assessment (2-2000) | ||||||||||
| NMED Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) Screening Guidelines (10-2006) | ||||||||||
| Risk-Based Remediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyis at RCRA Corrective Action Sites (3-2000) | ||||||||||
UPDATED - The NMED Technical Background Document for Development of Soil Screening Levels was recently updated in August 2009. Minor revisions were made in December 2009 to Table A-1. NMED Technical Background Document for Development of Soil Screening Levels Rev 5.0 (2009) The Excel spreadsheet for the NMSSLs Table A-1 (2009) is available by clicking on this link. |
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| U.S. EPA has established Regional Screening Levels (RSLs) that supersede the former EPA region 3, 6, and 9 PRGs. In the event that New Mexico does not have a screening value listed in the risk tables, facilities may use these PRGs. | ||||||||||
| U.S. EPA Regional Screening Levels (RSLs) [Referenced in NMSSLs Revision 5.0] | ||||||||||
| U.S. EPA Region 6 Human Health Medium-Specific Screening Levels [replaced by the Regional Screening Levels (RSLs)] | ||||||||||
| General Reporting Requirements for Routine GW Monitoring (2-2003) | ||||||||||
| Use of Micropurging and Low Flow Sampling Techniques | ||||||||||
| Penalty Policy | ||||||||||
The New Mexico Environment Department’s Hazardous Waste Bureau uses the following policies in determining the civil penalty for violations of the Hazardous Waste Act, the Hazardous Waste Management Regulations, and permits. |
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| NMED Hazardous Waste Civil Penalty Policy | ||||||||||
| EPA RCRA Civil Penalty Policy | ||||||||||
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