Toxic wastes discovered in Cecil County, MD
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5923543
This report focuses on the clean-up activities following toxic waste contamination in Cecil County, MD. The potentially hazardous leakage from waste containers buried in a quarry was addressed before it was turned into a civil emergency of the magnitude of Love Canal. US Superfund is a federal government trust fund largely comprised of taxes on the chemical and petrochemical industries. Local governments share in the cost of removing the waste and other aspects of emergency management.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Public Affairs, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5923543
- Report Number(s):
- AVA-10307-VNB1/XAB; AVA-10307
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Video tape
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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