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Maxwell Lock & Dam; Brownsville, Pennsylvania

Brownsville, Pennsylvania | 1985-Nov-01

Initial Notification: A total of 72 drums, propane cylinders, and oil tanks were removed from the area, in addition to a number of miscellaneous small containers. NOAA's Michromonitor 500 identified five waste streams, including aqueous stream, caustics, diesel, gasoline, lube oil, and tars, which were formed as a result of drum removal activities. Further analysis by IT Corporation indicated that the aqueous stream and tars were harmless. The lube oils contained enough lead and zinc to qualify as a hazardous waste as defined by the Resource Conversation and Recovery Act, and together with the caustics, were disposed of at the Chemical Waste Management, Inc. facility in Emille, Alabama. The aqueous stream, ignitables, and tars were recycled locally. USCG district 9.

Incident Details
Products of concern:Hazardous materials
Latitude (approximate): 40° 0.84′ North
Longitude (approximate): 79° 58.64′ West