Screening Levels

The Screening Levels are chemical-specific concentrations for individual contaminants in air, drinking water and soil that may warrant further investigation or site cleanup.

Resident SoilIndustrial SoilResident AirIndustrial AirTapwater
71 mg/kg980 mg/kgN/AN/AN/A
Screening Levels for “Cadmium (Diet)” (Last Updated by the EPA in November 2020)

Maximum Contaminant Level

N/A

Units

AbbreviationMeaningNotes
mg/kgmass of chemical (milligrams, mg) per mass of soil (kilogram, kg)Equivalent to parts per million (ppm)

For more information about these units and their conversion factors, visit https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.files/fileid/14285.