Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Appendix - Appendix

Current through June 24, 2024
Table 1
Initial Certification and Recertification
Water Leach Test
ASTM D3987-12
Numerical
Standard
(mg/L)
Parameter
Foundry System Sand
Coal Ash
FGD Gypsum
Other
A
1
B
2
0.006
0.03
Antimony
X
X
X
X
0.01
0.05
Arsenic
X
X
X
X
2
10
Barium
X
X
0.004
0.02
Beryllium
X
X
X
2
10
Boron
X
X
X
0.005
0.025
Cadmium
X
X
X
250
1250
Chloride
X
X
0.1
0.5
Chromium, Total
X
X
X
0.04
0.2
Cobalt
X
X
X
1.3
6.5
Copper
X
X
4
20
Fluoride
X
X
X
0.015
0.075
Lead
X
X
X
0.3
1.5
Manganese
X
X
0.002
0.01
Mercury
X
X
X
0.04
0.2
Molybdenum
X
X
0.1
0.5
Nickel
X
X
10
50
Nitrite + Nitrate (as N)
X
2
10
Phenol
X
X
0.05
0.25
Selenium
X
X
X
250
1250
Sulfate
X
X
0.002
0.01
Thallium
X
X
X
0.375
0.75
Vanadium
X
25
125
Zinc
X
Notes:
1 - Column A -Industrial byproducts that have concentrations
				  below these standards may be used as geotechnical fill no less than 3 feet from
				  the water table at the time of placement in accordance with s.
				  NR 538.12(2)
				  (b), or no less than 5 feet from the water
				  table when used for nonmetallic mine reclamation under s.
				  NR 538.10(2)
				  (f). Standards are based on the enforcement
				  exceedance values in s.
				  NR
				  140.10 or recommended standard updates from the
				  Wisconsin department of health services.
2 - Column B -Industrial byproducts that have concentrations
				  above Column A but below Column B may be used as geotechnical fill no less than
				  5 feet from the water table at the time of placement in accordance with s.
				  NR 538.12(2)
				  (c). Standards are based on 5 times the
				  enforcement exceedance values in s.
				  NR
				  140.10.
Table 2
Initial Certification and Recertification
Bulk Analysis
Numerical Standard (mg/kg)
Parameter
Foundry System Sand
Coal Ash
FGD Gypsum
Other
97.3
Antimony
X
X
X
X
8
Arsenic
X
X
X
X
8600
Barium
X
X
122
Beryllium
X
X
X
X
43600
Boron
X
X
104
Cadmium
X
X
X
1.9
Chromium, Hexavalent
X
X
X
X
35.2
Cobalt
X
X
52
Lead
X
X
X
13.7
Mercury
X
X
X
1220
Molybdenum
X
X
264
Nickel
X
X
1210
Selenium
X
X
X
2.4
Thallium
X
X
X
773
Vanadium
X
X
73000
Zinc
X
19.9
Benz(a)anthracene
X
X
2.0
Benzo(a)pyrene
X
X
20
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
X
X
200
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
X
X
2000
Chrysene
X
X
2
Dibenzo(ah)anthracene
X
X
20
Indeno(123-cd)pyrene
X
X
75.8
1-methyl naphthalene
X
X
628
2-methylnaphthalene
X
X
25.1
Naphthalene
X
X
4710
Pyrene
X
X
Notes:
Standards are based on Wisconsin department of health
				  services potential ingestion and inhalation exposure modelling results.
Table 3
FGD Byproduct for Soil or Plant Additive Standards Total
				  Elemental Analysis
Parameter
Numerical Standard (mg/kg)
Antimony
1.5
Arsenic
13.1
Barium
1000
Beryllium
2.5
Boron
200
Cadmium
1.0
Chromium (Total)
100
Copper
95
Lead
52
Manganese
2937
Mercury
3.13
Molybdenum
10
Nickel
100
Selenium
50
Thallium
1.0
Vanadium
136
Zinc
150
Notes:
Values are derived from the NRCS Conservation Practice
				  Standard Code 333, "
Amending Soil Properties With Gypsum
				  Products,"
June, 2015, screening values or ch. NR 720 Background
				  Threshold Values for lead, manganese and zinc which have background values
				  exceeding the NRCS screening values. Mercury values are based on the ch. NR 720
				  Direct Contact Remedial Concentration Limits (RCLs).
Table 4
Beneficial Use Methods
Must contain less than the concentration specified
								for the parameters in the following Appendix Tables:
NR 538.10
1
3,4
2
3
(1)
Contained or Converted Uses
(a)
Encapsulated uses
(b)
Waste stabilization or
								solidification
(c)
Supplemental fuels
(d)
Daily cover
---
---
---
(2)
Geotechnical Fill
(a)
Building sub-base
(b)
Paved lot sub-base
(c)
Soil/gravel cover
(d)
Feed and manure storage
								structures
(e)
Transportation embankments
(f)
Non-metallic mine
								reclamation2
X
---
---
(3)
Construction Uses
(a)
Paved roadway base course
(b)
Base aggregates
(c)
Utility trench backfill
(d)
Tank, vault or tunnel
								abandonment
(e)
Slabjacking material
(f)
Soil and pavement base
								stabilization for structural improvements
(g)
Flowable fill for structural
								improvements
(h)
Bonded surface course
X
---
---
(4)
Unconfined uses
(a)
Unbonded Surface Course
(b)
Winter road abrasives
(c)
Manufactured soil
X
X
---
(5)
Soil or Plant Additives
(a)
Flue gas desulphurization
								material
(b)
Agricultural liming
								agents1
---
---
X
Notes:
1 - Byproducts intended for use as agricultural liming agents
				  must contain concentrations less than the values listed in s.
				  NR 204.07(5)
				  (c).
2 - Byproducts intended for use as part of a nonmetallic mine
				  reclamation project must either be designated as oselect foundry sand" by the
				  department under s.
				  NR 538.06(3)
				  (f) or contain concentrations less than the
				  values listed in Appendix, Table 1, Column A.
3 - Table 1 contains numeric standards under Column A and
				  Column B. The standards under Column B determine the eligible uses under s.
				  NR
				  538.08 and the standards under Column A determine the
				  separation to groundwater for geotechnical fill uses under s.
				  NR
				  538.10(2).
4 - Select foundry sand must contain less than the
				  concentration specified for the parameters in Table 1, Column B as required
				  under s.
				  NR
				  538.03(12m).