SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1980
STP27155S

The Oily Debris Disposal Problem in Maine

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This paper examines the problems of oil spill debris disposal encountered in the State of Maine. As well documented in many other states, the final disposition of oil spill debris is not an easy task. In Maine, this problem is compounded by geological, hydrological, and seasonal variations. To make matters even more difficult, recent contamination of groundwaters in several towns has caused the general public to view oil spill debris disposal sites in a negative light.

This paper addresses the aforementioned conditions and the problems they cause in finding an acceptable oily waste disposal site. These objectives are to be accomplished by: (a) discussing the physical and sociological problems encountered in attempting to create an acceptable disposal site which will not endanger the environment, (b) discussing the historic and present methods of disposal, and (c) discussing proposed plans for future disposal sites, including an examination of several present day disposal methods and how it is believed they might work in Maine.

This paper has been written in order to give an objective view of the problems of disposal site location encountered in Maine. It is hoped that other states, with similar problems, may gain insight from it.

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Aho, H
Maine State Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, Me.
Guerin, M
Maine State Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, Me.
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Developed by Committee: F20
Pages: 36–61
DOI: 10.1520/STP27155S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4772-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0324-5