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  2. Havertown Superfund - Wikipedia

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    Havertown Superfund. Havertown Superfund is a 13-acre [1] polluted groundwater site in Havertown, Pennsylvania contaminated by the dumping of industrial waste by National Wood Preservers from 1947 to 1991. The state first became aware of the pollution in 1962 and initiated legal action against the owners in 1973 to force them to cleanup the site.

  3. Chemical Control Superfund Site - Wikipedia

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    Fifty-five gallon drums containing a variety of chemicals rocketed two hundred feet in the air before they burst due to the intense heat. Temperatures reached 3,000°F., melting and fusing containers. An estimated 50,000 drums of hazardous waste burned for more than ten hours before the Elizabeth fire department was able to bring the fire under ...

  4. Drum (container) - Wikipedia

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    Drum (container) A typical 200-litre (55 US or 44 imp gal) tight head drum. Low level nuclear waste in open head steel drums. A drum (also called a barrel) is a cylindrical shipping container used for shipping bulk cargo. Drums can be made of steel, dense paperboard (commonly called a fiber drum), or plastic, and are generally used for the ...

  5. Salvage drum - Wikipedia

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    A Salvage Drum[1] is an outer container used for shipping a leaking, damaged or non-compliant drum containing hazardous materials. [2] Several designs are available. [3][4][5] Originally designed to be greater than, or equal to, the construction and performance specifics of an inner container, the Performance Oriented Packaging Standards (POPS ...

  6. Hazardous waste - Wikipedia

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    Hazardous waste is waste that must be handled properly to avoid damaging human health or the environment. Waste can be hazardous because it is toxic, reacts violently with other chemicals, or is corrosive, among other traits. [1] As of 2022, humanity produces 300-500 million metric tons of hazardous waste annually. [2]

  7. Hazardous waste in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Under United States environmental policy, hazardous waste is a waste (usually a solid waste) that has the potential to: cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness; or. pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment ...

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