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Now you can access the most relevant ASTM standards, governmental regulations, and referenced documents for environmental due diligence in one single place. Plus, you'll find powerful tools to help manage and share that information easily and use it more effectively, giving you the resources to perform more accurate and thorough environmental assessments in conformance with standards and regulations.
Developed by ASTM Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management, and Corrective Action, these standards continue to play a critical role in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, corrective action, and pollution prevention.
Access the most comprehensive and up-to-date compilation of environmental due diligence standards, including the new ASTM E2600-08 standard. ASTM issued E2600-08 entitled "Standard Practice for Assessment of Vapor Intrusion into Structures on Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions" in early 2008. The goal is to identify whether there is a potential for a vapor intrusion condition to exist. The stated purpose of the standard is to define “good commercial and customary practice” for real estate transactions in the United States for conducting vapor intrusion assessments for properties with, or in proximity to, contamination of soil and groundwater by certain volatile compounds.
E2600-08 specifies a relatively conservative four-tier screening process to identify whether a property has a vapor intrusion potential. The process is site-specific and requires collection of information about the specific property and neighboring properties. The four tiers are:
- • Tier 1 - Initial (non-invasive) Screening
- • Tier 2 – Semi-Site Specific Numeric Screening
- • Tier 3 – Vapor Intrusion Condition Assessment
- • Tier 4 – Mitigation
E1527 is still the primary standard addressing Phase I ESAs. ASTM intends that E-2600-08 may be used independently of E1527 or in conjunction with that standard. It is not intended to be a substitute for a Phase I environmental assessment under E1527.
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REGULATORY content
TITLE 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
TITLE 29 - LABOR
TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Title 40 - Protection of Environment (CWA, RCRA, CERCLA & EPCRA)
All Federal Register articles referenced in ASTM E2600-08
All Public Laws Referenced In E2600-08
OPTION 2 - Vapor Intrusion PLUS web portal subscription content:
ASTM content
| E2600-08 | Standard Practice for Assessment of Vapor Intrusion into Structures on Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions | |
| PLUS all of the ASTM Standard documents referenced in E2600-08 as follows: | ||
| D2216-05 | Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass | |
| D2487-06 | Standard Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System) | |
| D2937-04 | Standard Test Method for Density of Soil in Place by the Drive-Cylinder Method | |
| D5126-90(2004) | Standard Guide for Comparison of Field Methods for Determining Hydraulic Conductivity in the Vadose Zone | |
| D5157-97(2003)e1 | Standard Guide for Statistical Evaluation of Indoor Air Quality Models | |
| D5314-92(2006) | Standard Guide for Soil Gas Monitoring in the Vadose Zone | |
| D5466-01(2007) | Standard Test Method for Determination of Volatile Organic Chemicals in Atmospheres (Canister Sampling Methodology) | |
| D5791-95(2006) | Standard Guide for Using Probability Sampling Methods in Studies of Indoor Air Quality in Buildings | |
| D6196-03 | Standard Practice for Selection of Sorbents, Sampling, and Thermal Desorption Analysis Procedures for Volatile Organic Compounds in Air | |
| D6245-07 | Standard Guide for Using Indoor Carbon Dioxide Concentrations to Evaluate Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation | |
| D6246-02 | Standard Practice for Evaluating the Performance of Diffusive Samplers | |
| D6306-98(2003) | Standard Guide for Placement and Use of Diffusion Controlled Passive Monitors for Gaseous Pollutants in Indoor Air | |
| D6345-98(2004)e1 | Standard Guide for Selection of Methods for Active, Integrative Sampling of Volatile Organic Compounds in Air | |
| D7297-06 | Standard Practice for Evaluating Residential Indoor Air Quality Concerns | |
| E1368-05 | Standard Practice for Visual Inspection of Asbestos Abatement Projects | |
| E1527-05 | Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process | |
| E1528-06 | Standard Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence: Transaction Screen Process | |
| E1739-95(2002) | Standard Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action Applied at Petroleum Release Sites | |
| E1903-97(2002) | Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process | |
| E2018-01 | Standard Guide for Property Condition Assessments: Baseline Property Condition Assessment Process | |
| E2091-05 | Standard Guide for Use of Activity and Use Limitations, Including Institutional and Engineering Controls | |
| E2121-03 | Standard Practice for Installing Radon Mitigation Systems in Existing Low-Rise Residential Buildings | |
| E2308-05 | Standard Guide for Limited Asbestos Screens of Buildings | |
| E2356-04 | Standard Practice for Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys | |
| E2418-06 | Standard Guide for Readily Observable Mold and Conditions Conducive to Mold in Commercial Buildings: Baseline Survey Process | |
| E2531-06 | Standard Guide for Development of Conceptual Site Models and Remediation Strategies for Light Nonaqueous-Phase Liquids Released to the Subsurface | |
| E741-00(2006) | Standard Test Method for Determining Air Change in a Single Zone by Means of a Tracer Gas Dilution | |
| F1815-06 | Standard Test Methods for Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity, Water Retention, Porosity, and Bulk Density of Putting Green and Sports Turf Root Zones | |
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REGULATORY content U.S. Code (Chapters Referenced In E2600-08)
TITLE 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE Code of Federal Regulations (Parts Referenced In E2600-08)
Title 40 - Protection of Environment (CWA, RCRA, CERCLA & EPCRA) Federal Register
All Federal Register articles referenced in ASTM E2600-08 Public Laws
All Public Laws Referenced In E2600-08 | ||