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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