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Potential Pollutant Information1
Category / Construction Site Material / Expected On-Site? / Visually Observable? / Pollutant Indicators 2 / Preferred Method of Testing
Field 3 / Laboratory
Asphalt Products / Hot Asphalt / Yes No / Yes - Rainbow Surface or Brown Suspension / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Asphalt Emulsion / Yes No
Liquid Asphalt (tack coat) / Yes No
Cold Mix / Yes No
Crumb Rubber / Yes No / Yes – Black, solid material / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Asphalt Concrete (Any Type) / Yes No / Yes - Rainbow Surface or Brown Suspension / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Cleaning Products / Acids / Yes No / No / pH
Acidity
Anions (acetic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, hydrogen chloride) / pH Meter
Acidity Test Kit / EPA 150.1 (pH)
EPA 305.1 (Acidity)
EPA 300.0 (Anion)
Bleaches / Yes No / No / Residual Chlorine / Chlorine / SM 4500
(Res. Chlorine)
Detergents / Yes No / Yes - Foam / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
TSP / Yes No / No / Phosphate / Phosphate / EPA 365.3
(Total Phosphorus)
Solvents / Yes No / No / VOC / None / EPA 8260 (VOC)
SVOC / None / EPA 8270 (SVOC)
Portland Concrete Cement & Masonry Products / Portland Cement (PCC) / Yes No / Yes - Milky Liquid / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Masonry products / Yes No / No / pH / pH Meter
Alkalinity or Acidity Test Kit / EPA 150.1 (pH)
Alkalinity / EPA 310.1 (Alkalinity)
Sealant (Methyl Methacrylate - MMA) / Yes No / No / Methyl Methacrylate / None / EPA 8270 (SVOC)
Cobalt / EPA 6010B (Metal)
Yes No / Zinc
Incinerator Bottom Ash
Bottom Ash
Steel Slag
Foundry Sand
Fly Ash
Municipal Solid Waste / Yes No / No / Aluminum
Calcium
Vanadium
Zinc / Calcium Test / EPA 6010B (Metal)
Mortar / Yes No / Yes - Milky Liquid / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Concrete Rinse Water / Yes No / Yes - Milky Liquid / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Non-Pigmented Curing Compounds / Yes No / No / Acidity / pH Meter
Alkalinity or Acidity Test Kit / EPA 305.1 (Acidity)
Alkalinity / EPA 310.1 (Alkalinity)
pH / EPA 150.1 (pH)
VOC / EPA 8260 (VOC)
SVOC / EPA 8270 (SVOC)
Landscaping and Other Products / Aluminum Sulfate / Yes No / No / Aluminum / TDS Meter
Sulfate / EPA 6010B (Metal)
TDS / EPA 160.1 (TDS)
Sulfate / EPA 375.4 (Sulfate)
Sulfur-Elemental / Yes No / No / Sulfate / Sulfate / EPA 375.4 (Sulfate)
Fertilizers-Inorganic 4 / Yes No / No / Nitrate / Nitrate / EPA 353.3 (Nitrate)
Phosphate / Phosphate / EPA 365.3 (Total Phosphorus)
Organic Nitrogen / None / EPA 351.3 (TKN)
Potassium / None / EPA 6710 (Potassium)
Fertilizers-Organic / Yes No / No / TOC / Nitrate / EPA 415.1 (TOC)
Nitrate / EPA 353.3 (Nitrate)
Organic Nitrogen / EPA 351.3 (TKN)
COD / EPA 410.4 (COD)
Natural Earth (Sand, Gravel, and Topsoil) / Yes No / Yes - Cloudiness and turbidity / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Herbicide / Yes No / No / Herbicide / None / Check lab for specific herbicide or pesticide
Pesticide / Yes No / Pesticide
Lime / Yes No / Alkalinity / pH Meter
Alkalinity or Acidity Test Kit / EPA 310.1 (Alkalinity)
pH / EPA 150.1 (pH)
Painting Products / Paint / Yes No / Yes / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Paint Strippers / Yes No / No / VOC / None / EPA 8260 (VOC)
SVOC / None / EPA 8270 (SVOC)
Resins / Yes No / No / COD / None / EPA 410.4 (COD)
SVOC / EPA 8270 (SVOC)
Sealants / Yes No / No / COD / None / EPA 410.4 (COD)
Solvents / Yes No / No / COD / None / EPA 410.4 (COD)
VOC / EPA 8260 (VOC)
SVOC
EPA 8270 (SVOC)
Lacquers, Varnish, Enamels, and Turpentine / Yes No / No / COD / None / EPA 410.4 (COD)
VOC / EPA 8260 (VOC)
SVOC
EPA 8270 (SVOC)
Thinners / Yes No / No / VOC / None / EPA 8260 (VOC)
COD
EPA 8270 (COD)
Portable Toilet Waste Products / Portable Toilet Waste / Yes No / Yes / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Contaminated Soil / Petroleum / Yes No / Yes – Rainbow Surface Sheen and Odor / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Mining or Industrial Waste, etc. / Yes No / No / Contaminant Specific / Contaminant Specific – Check with laboratory / Contaminant Specific – Check with laboratory
Line Flushing Products / Chlorinated Water / Yes No / No / Total chlorine / Chlorine / SM 4500
(Res. Chlorine)
Adhesives / Adhesives / Yes No / No / COD / None / EPA 410.4 (COD)
Phenols / Phenol / EPA 420.1 (Phenol)
SVOC / None / EPA 8270 (SVOC)
Dust Palliative Products / Salts (Magnesium Chloride, Calcium Chloride, and Natural Brines) / Yes No / No / Chloride / Chloride / SM 4500 (Res. Chloride)
TDS / TDS Meter / EPA 160.1 (TDS)
Cations (Sodium, Magnesium, Calcium) / None / EPA 7770/6010B (Metals)
Vehicle / Antifreeze and Other Vehicle Fluids / Yes No / Yes - Colored Liquid / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Batteries / Yes No / No / Sulfuric Acid / None / EPA 375.4 (Sulfate)
Lead / None / EPA 6010B (Metal)
pH / pH Meter
Alkalinity or Acidity Test Kit / EPA 150.1 (pH)
Fuels, Oils, Lubricants / Yes No / Yes - Rainbow Surface Sheen and Odor / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Soil Amendment / Stabilization Products / Polymer / Copolymer 5, 6 / Yes No / No / Organic Nitrogen / None / EPA 351.3 (TKN)
BOD / None / EPA 405.1 (BOD)
COD / None / EPA 410.4 (COD)
TOC / None / EPA 415.1 (TOC)
Nitrate / Nitrate / EPA 353.3 (Nitrate)
Sulfate / Sulfate / EPA 375.4 (Sulfate)
Nickel / None / EPA 6010B (Metal)
Straw/Mulch / Yes No / Yes - Solids / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Lignin Sulfonate / Yes No / No / Alkalinity / Alkalinity / EPA 310.1 (Alkalinity)
TDS / TDS Meter / EPA 160.1 (TDS)
Psyllium / Yes No / No / COD / None / EPA 410.4 (COD)
TOC / EPA 415.1 (TOC)
Guar/Plant Gums / Yes No / No / COD / None / EPA 410.4 (COD)
TOC / EPA 415.1 (TOC)
EPA 6010B (Metal)
Nickel
Gypsum / Yes No / No / pH / pH Meter
Alkalinity or Acidity Test Kit / EPA 150.1 (pH)
Calcium / Calcium / EPA 6010B (Calcium)
Sulfate / Sulfate / EPA 375.4 (Sulfate)
Aluminum / None / EPA 6010B (Metal)
Barium
Manganese
Vanadium
Treated Wood Products / Ammoniacal-Copper-Zinc-Arsenate (ACZA)
Copper-Chromium-Arsenic (CCA)
Ammoniacal-Copper-Arsenate (ACA)
Copper
Naphthenate / Yes No / No / Arsenic / Total Chromium / EPA 6010B (Metal)
Total Chromium
Copper
Zinc
Creosote / Yes No / Yes - Rainbow Surface or Brown Suspension / Visually Observable - No Testing Required
Notes:
  1. If specific pollutant is known, analyze only for that specific pollutant. See MSDS to verify.

  1. For each construction material, test for one of the pollutant indicators. Bolded pollutant indicates lowest analysis cost or best indicator. However, the composition of the specific construction material, if known, is the first criterion for selecting which analysis to use.

  1. See and for some of the test kits

  1. If the type of inorganic fertilizer is unknown, analyze for all pollutant indicators listed.

  1. If used with a dye or fiber matrix, it is considered visually observable and no testing is required.

  1. Based upon research conducted by Caltrans, the following copolymers/polymers do not discharge pollutants and water quality sampling and analysis is not required: Super Tak™, M-Binder™, Fish Stik™, Pro40dc™, Fisch-Bond™, and Soil Master WR™.