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United States

Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics

Washington, DC 20460

February 2000

EPA 745-B-00-002

EPCRA Section 313

Industry Guidance

PETROLEUM TERMINALS AND BULK 

STORAGE FACILITIES

Section 313 of the

Emergency Planning and

Community Right-to-Know Act

Toxic Chemical Release Inventory
3-12

Table 3-4

Estimated Concentration Values of EPCRA Section 313 Constituents 

in Crude Oil and Petroleum Products (Weight Percent)

EPCRA Section

313 Chemical 

De Minimis

Level*

Crude Oil Gasoline

(Various

Grades)

No.2 Fuel

Oil/ Diesel

Fuel

Jet Fuel

(JP-4)

Kerosene Lubricating

Oil

No. 6

Fuel Oil

Aviation

Gasoline

Benzene 0.1 0.446 R 1.608 R 8.0E-04 A 1.0 A 0.004 A N/A 0.001 0.515 R

Biphenyl 1.0 0.060 R 0.010 R 0.100 0.120 R 0.120 R N/A N/A N/A

Bromine 1.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3.0E-06 N/A

Chlorine 1.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.0131 D N/A

Cyclohexane 1.0 0.700 0.240 N/A 1.240 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Ethylbenzene 1.0 0.346 R 1.605 R 0.013 A 0.50 A 0.127 A N/A 0.0022 0.432 R

n-Hexane 1.0 2.463 R 1.0 T 1.0 A 1.5 T 0.005 A N/A N/A 0.126 R

MTBEb 1.0 N/A 15.00 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Naphthalene 1.0 0.219 R 0.444 R 0.550 0.468 R 0.733 R N/A 0.10 0.10 R

Phenanthrene 1.0 N/A N/A 0.125 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Phenol 1.0 0.323 0.055 0.064 N/A 0.770 N/A N/A N/A

PACse 0.1 0.0004 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.13 N/A

Styrene 0.1 N/A N/A@ 0.032 R N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Toluene 1.0 0.878 R 7.212 R 0.032 A 3.20 A .13 T N/A 0.006 7.327

1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1.0 0.326 2.50‡ 1.0 ‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Xylene 1.0 1.420 R 7.170 R 0.290 A 3.20 A 0.31 A N/A 0.013 2.204

Antimony a 0.1 1.0E-05 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.0E-06 N/A

Arsenic a 0.1/1.0 c 2.0E-05 N/A 8.5 E-06 N/A N/A N/A 3.06E05DN/A

Berylliuma 0.1/1.0 c 2.0E-07 N/A 5.0 E-06 N/A N/A N/A 2.7E06DN/A

Cadmiuma 0.1/1.0 c 4.0E-07 N/A 2.1 E-05 N/A N/A N/A 2.0E06DN/A

Chromiuma 0.1/1.0 d 4.0E-05 N/A 9.5 E-05 N/A N/A N/A 3.1E-05 DN/A

Cobalta 1.0 0.0003 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.63E04DN/A

Coppera 1.0 4.0E-05 5.6E-04 N/A N/A N/A 3.0E-05 N/A

Lead Compounds 1.0 (organic)

0.1 (inorg.)

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.41E04D0.14~

(organic)

Manganese a 1.0 N/A N/A 2.1E-05 N/A N/A N/A 3.5E-05 DN/A

Mercury a 1.0 0.0006 N/A 4.0E-05 N/A N/A N/A 9.2E-07 DN/A
EPCRA Section

313 Chemical 

De Minimis

Level*

Crude Oil Gasoline

(Various

Grades)

No.2 Fuel

Oil/ Diesel

Fuel

Jet Fuel

(JP-4)

Kerosene Lubricating

Oil

No. 6

Fuel Oil

Aviation

Gasoline

3-13

Nickela 0.1 0.0055 N/A 3.38E-04 N/A N/A N/A 2.6E-03 DN/A

Seleniuma 1.0 4.0E-05 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.5E-06 DN/A

Silvera 1.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.0E-08 N/A

Zinc Compounds 1.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.0 N/A N/A

Unless otherwise noted, Source: Economic Analysis of the Final Rule to Add Certain Industry Groups to EPCRA Section 313, Appendix

B "Composition of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products."

A American Petroleum Institute report prepared for Mr. Jim Durham, EPA (December 23, 1993), regarding revised estimates of heavy

petroleum product liquid constituents that are listed as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under section 112 of the Clean Air Act

Amendments (CAAA). 

R Radian Corporation report prepared for Mr. James Durham, EPA (August 10, 1993), regarding liquid HAP concentrations of various

petroleum products.

D Appendix D, Study of Hazardous Air Pollution Emissions from Electric Utility Steam Generating Units--Final Report to Congress,

USEPA, OAQPS (February 1998) 453/R-98-004b.

T

 These values have been revised to be consistent with the current version of EPA’s emission estimation program TANKS 4.0.

* The de minimis concentration values for the metals is for the metal compound.

~

 Lead compounds concentration for Aviation Gasoline 100 (Exxon-MSDS).

‡

 Concentrations updated with comments received from API.

a

 Constituents are most likely metal compounds rather than the elements. Elements are listed in this table because concentration data

are for only the metals occurring in the fuel. Concentrations for metal compounds would be somewhat higher depending on the metal

compound. For threshold determination, if the weight of the compound is not known, facilities may use the weight of the lowest metal

compound likely to be present.

@ Data from EPA report prepared by Radian Co. for this constituent are considered suspect and are not recommended for use, based on

discussion with Jim Durham of EPA on November 30, 1998. 

b

 MTBE may be present to enhance octane in concentrations from 0-15% (industry practice, not sampling results).

c

 The de minimis level for inorganic compounds is 0.1; for organic compounds is 1.0.

d

 The de minimis level for chromium VI compounds is 0.1; for chromium III compounds is 1.0.

e

 The petroleum products may contain one or more of the following chemicals under the polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) category:

benz(a)anthracene, benzo (b)fluoranthene, benzo(j)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(rst)pentaphene, benzo(a)phenanthrene,

benzo(a)pyrene, dibenz(a,h)acridine, dibenz(a,j)acridine, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, 7H-Dibenzo(c,g)carbazole, dibenzo(a,e)fluoranthene,

dibenzo(a,e)pyrene, dibenzo(a,h)pyrene, dibenzo(a,l)pyrene, 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene, indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, 5-methylchrysene,

1-nitropyrene. For No. 6 fuel oil, the value given is for benzo(a)anthracene.