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Indiana Indoor Air Published Levels - Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

IDEM Published Level Table 1 indoor air screening levels for VOCs in Indiana. 137 chemicals with residential and commercial/industrial values.

Verified March 31, 2026 Source: IDEM Remediation Closure Guide (WASTE-0046-R2)

Overview

These are Indiana’s Published Level Table 1 indoor air screening levels for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), from the IDEM Remediation Closure Guide (WASTE-0046-R2), effective March 28, 2025.

Risk basis: Indiana’s published levels use a 1E-05 cancer risk (1 in 100,000) and HQ of 1.0. This is 10 times less conservative than EPA’s default 1E-06, meaning Indiana’s indoor air values are approximately 10 times higher (less protective) than EPA’s default indoor air screening levels for carcinogens.

Vapor intrusion pathway: Indiana’s indoor air published levels are used to evaluate the vapor intrusion pathway - the migration of volatile contaminants from subsurface soil and groundwater into overlying buildings. They are not ambient outdoor air standards.

Indiana does not publish soil-to-indoor-air pathway values. Unlike some state programs, IDEM does not publish separate soil-to-air attenuation factors or soil-to-indoor-air screening levels. Instead, evaluators use subsurface media (groundwater or soil gas) measured values combined with published attenuation factors to estimate indoor air concentrations, then compare to these indoor air published levels. See Indiana Soil Gas Screening Levels for soil gas comparison values.

Qualifier key:

  • C = Carcinogenic
  • N = Noncarcinogenic
  • D = Detection limit-based

Blank cells indicate no published level for that chemical - not zero.

Indoor Air Published Levels - VOCs

Both residential and commercial/industrial (C/I) values are shown. Residential values apply to homes, schools, and similar long-term occupancy settings. C/I values apply to workplaces with adult workers and shorter exposure durations.

Showing 137 of 137 chemicals
Chemical CAS Number Residential (µg/m3) Q Commercial/Industrial (µg/m3) Q
Acetaldehyde75-07-09N40N
Acetonitrile75-05-860N300N
Acrolein107-02-80.02N0.09N
Acrylic Acid79-10-70.2N0.9N
Acrylonitrile107-13-10.4C2C
Allyl Alcohol107-18-60.1N0.4N
Allyl Chloride107-05-11N4N
Amyl Alcohol, tert-75-85-43N10N
Benzene71-43-24C20C
Benzene, Trimethyl25551-13-74N20N
Benzyl Chloride100-44-70.6C3C
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether111-44-40.09C0.4C
Bis(chloromethyl)ether542-88-10.0005C0.002C
Bromo-2-chloroethane, 1-107-04-00.06N0.3N
Bromobenzene108-86-160N300N
Bromochloromethane74-97-540N200N
Bromodichloromethane75-27-40.8C3C
Bromoform75-25-230C100C
Bromomethane74-83-95N20N
Bromopropane, 1-106-94-58C30C
Butadiene, 1,3-106-99-00.9C4C
Butyl alcohol, sec-78-92-230,000N100,000N
Butyl Alcohol, t-75-65-05,000N20,000N
Carbon Disulfide75-15-0700N3,000N
Carbon Tetrachloride56-23-55C20C
Carbonyl Sulfide463-58-1100N400N
Chlorine7782-50-50.2N0.6N
Chlorine Dioxide10049-04-40.2N0.9N
Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane, 1-75-68-350,000N200,000N
Chloro-1,3-butadiene, 2- (Chloroprene)126-99-80.03C0.4C
Chlorobenzene108-90-750N200N
Chlorodifluoromethane75-45-650,000N200,000N
Chloroform67-66-31C5C
Chloromethane74-87-390N400N
Chloromethyl Methyl Ether107-30-20.04C0.2C
Chloropicrin76-06-20.4N2N
Cumene98-82-8400N2,000N
Cyclohexane110-82-76,000N30,000N
Cyclohexanone108-94-1700N3,000N
Cyclohexene110-83-81,000N4,000N
Dibromoethane, 1,2-106-93-40.05C0.2C
Dibromomethane (Methylene Bromide)74-95-34N20N
Dichloro-2-butene, 1,4-764-41-00.007C0.03C
Dichloro-2-butene, cis-1,4-1476-11-50.007C0.03C
Dichloro-2-butene, trans-1,4-110-57-60.007C0.03C
Dichlorodifluoromethane75-71-8100N400N
Dichloroethane, 1,1-75-34-320C80C
Dichloroethane, 1,2-107-06-21C5C
Dichloroethylene, 1,1-75-35-44N20N
Dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-156-59-240N200N
Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-156-60-540N200N
Dichloropropane, 1,2-78-87-54N20N
Dichloropropene, 1,3-542-75-67C30C
Dicyclopentadiene77-73-60.3N1N
Difluoroethane, 1,1-75-37-640,000N200,000N
Difluoropropane, 2,2-420-45-130,000N100,000N
Diisopropyl Ether108-20-3700N3,000N
Dimethyl Sulfide75-18-30.2N0.9N
Dimethylvinylchloride513-37-12C9C
Dioxane, 1,4-123-91-16C30C
Epichlorohydrin106-89-81N4N
Epoxybutane, 1,2-106-88-720N90N
Ethoxyethanol Acetate, 2-111-15-960N300N
Ethoxyethanol, 2-110-80-540N200N
Ethyl Acetate141-78-670N300N
Ethyl Acrylate140-88-58N40N
Ethyl Chloride (Chloroethane)75-00-34,000N20,000N
Ethyl Methacrylate97-63-2300N1,000N
Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE)637-92-3400C2,000C
Ethylbenzene100-41-410C50C
Ethylene Oxide75-21-80.003C0.04C
Ethyleneimine151-56-40.002C0.007C
Formaldehyde50-00-01C20C
Formic Acid64-18-60.3N1N
Furfural98-01-150N200N
Glycidaldehyde765-34-41N4N
Heptanal, n-111-71-73N10N
Heptane, N-142-82-5400N2,000N
Hexane, CommercialE5241997100C600C
Hexane, N-110-54-3700N3,000N
Hexanone, 2-591-78-630N100N
Hydrazine302-01-20.006C0.03C
Hydrogen Chloride7647-01-020N90N
Hydrogen Sulfide7783-06-42N9N
Isobutyl Alcohol78-83-1400N2,000N
Isopropanol67-63-0200N900N
Isopropyltoluene, p-99-87-640N200N
Jet propulsion fuel 7 (JP-7)E1737665300N1,000N
Methacrylonitrile126-98-730N100N
Methanol67-56-120,000N90,000N
Methoxyethanol Acetate, 2-110-49-61N4N
Methoxyethanol, 2-109-86-47N30N
Methyl Acrylate96-33-320N90N
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (2-Butanone)78-93-35,000N20,000N
Methyl Hydrazine60-34-40.02N0.09N
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (4-methyl-2-pentanone)108-10-13,000N10,000N
Methyl Isocyanate624-83-91N4N
Methyl Methacrylate80-62-6700N3,000N
Methyl Styrene (Mixed Isomers)25013-15-440N200N
Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE)1634-04-4100C500C
Methyl-2-Pentanol, 4-108-11-23,000N10,000N
Methylcyclohexane108-87-2100N400N
Methylene Chloride75-09-2600N3,000N
Nitromethane75-52-53C10C
Nitropropane, 2-79-46-90.05C0.2C
Nitrosomethylethylamine, N-10595-95-60.005C0.02C
Nonane, n-111-84-220N90N
Pentane, n-109-66-01,000N4,000N
Phosgene75-44-50.3N1N
Propionaldehyde123-38-68N40N
Propyl benzene103-65-11,000N4,000N
Propylene115-07-13,000N10,000N
Propylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether107-98-22,000N9,000N
Propylene Oxide75-56-98C30C
Styrene100-42-51,000N4,000N
Sulfur Trioxide7446-11-91N4N
Tert-Butyl Acetate540-88-520C90C
Tetrachloroethane, 1,1,1,2-630-20-64C20C
Tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2,2-79-34-50.5C2C
Tetrachloroethylene127-18-440N200N
Tetrafluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-811-97-280,000N400,000N
Toluene108-88-35,000N20,000N
Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane, 1,1,2-76-13-15,000N20,000N
Trichloroethane, 1,1,1-71-55-65,000N20,000N
Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-79-00-50.2N0.9N
Trichloroethylene79-01-62N9N
Trichloropropane, 1,2,3-96-18-40.3N1N
Trichloropropene, 1,2,3-96-19-50.3N1N
Triethylamine121-44-87N30N
Trifluoroethane, 1,1,1-420-46-220,000N90,000N
Trimethylbenzene, 1,2,3-526-73-860N300N
Trimethylbenzene, 1,2,4-95-63-660N300N
Trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-108-67-860N300N
Vinyl Acetate108-05-4200N900N
Vinyl Bromide593-60-22C8C
Vinyl Chloride75-01-42C30C
Xylenes1330-20-7100N400N

Practical Notes

How indoor air values are used in a vapor intrusion assessment:

  1. Measure subsurface media: collect groundwater samples, soil gas samples, or both
  2. Apply attenuation factors from the IDEM Remediation Closure Guide to estimate indoor air concentrations from subsurface media
  3. Compare estimated (or measured) indoor air concentrations to these published levels
  4. If estimated concentrations exceed published levels, further investigation or mitigation is needed

Sub-slab soil gas is the preferred sampling approach for active vapor intrusion evaluation at occupied buildings. See Indiana’s Soil Gas Screening Levels for direct comparison of soil gas measurements.

TCE is one of the most regulated compounds in vapor intrusion programs due to its low published level and its common occurrence at dry cleaner, military, and industrial sites. Indiana’s TCE indoor air published level reflects the 1E-05 risk basis. EPA’s cancer slope factor for TCE was updated in 2011, resulting in significantly lower (more protective) indoor air screening levels at the 1E-06 risk level.

Benzene is the primary vapor intrusion concern at petroleum UST sites. Even at Indiana’s 1E-05 risk basis, benzene indoor air levels are very low and require careful site assessment when petroleum contamination is present below or adjacent to occupied buildings.

Indoor air sampling considerations: If direct indoor air sampling is conducted, careful quality assurance is needed to distinguish site-related contamination from background sources (cleaning products, building materials, vehicle exhaust). Collect concurrent outdoor air samples and evaluate indoor/outdoor ratios.