Scarboro Landfill

The Scarboro Landfill is a controversial landfill in Harford County, Maryland in the United States. It is located on the property of the Harford Waste Disposal Center operated by the Harford County Government where a separate sanitary landfill is in use. An assessment of the landfills was carried out and confirmed the concerns raised by local residents.[1]

The now closed Scarboro Landfill is unlined, and it received municipal waste from 1956 until 1986.[2] In the 1980s a number of wells had been drilled in the areas surrounding the landfill and were discovered to contain pollutants such as methylene chloride, toluene, ethylbenzene and other xylenes.[3] A remediation program is being carried out and there is a recognised problem with volatile organic compounds.[4]

The Scarboro Conservation Area is nearby.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Harford County Conducts Waste Facilities Assessment". HarfordNeighbors.net. n.d. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Facts About… Scarboro Landfill MD-236 (State Master List)" (PDF). Maryland Department of the Environment. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. ↑ The Aegis dated Jan. 28, 1988 quoted in "Six people killed tragically in Harford". The Baltimore Sun. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Scarboro Landfill remediation". Harford County Government. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

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Coordinates: 39°38′30″N 76°17′58″W / 39.641683°N 76.299322°W / 39.641683; -76.299322

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