Scarboro Landfill Explained

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.

The now closed Scarboro Landfill is unlined, and it received municipal waste from 1956 until 1986.^[1] 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.^[2] A remediation program is being carried out and there is a recognised problem with volatile organic compounds.^[3]

The Scarboro Conservation Area is nearby.

See also

• Landfills in the United States
• Environment of the United States
• Waste in the United States

External links

• Harford Waste Disposal Center at the Harford County Government

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Facts About… Scarboro Landfill MD-236 (State Master List). 4 June 2008. Maryland Department of the Environment. 27 January 2013.
2. The Aegis dated Jan. 28, 1988 quoted in News: Six people killed tragically in Harford. 22 January 2013. The Baltimore Sun. 27 January 2013.
3. Web site: Scarboro Landfill remediation. Harford County Government. 27 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107134321/http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/DPW/EnvAffairs/index.cfm?ID=426. 7 November 2012. dead.