A STUDY OF HAZARDOUS-WASTE SITES AND THEIR GENERATION IN MEADVILLE, VERNON AND WEST MEAD TOWNSHIPS, CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, USA

This investigation was undertaken to identify hazardous waste generato rs and the types of materials associated, and hazardous waste sites in a semi-rural area of northwest Pennsylvania. Information on hazardous waste sites, generators and substances used was obtained from environ mental regulatory agencies. These data when compared to other studies of this nature from different locations in Northwest Pennsylvania sugg est that some similar characteristics exist. Information presented on hazardous waste activities can be used by numerous groups as a mechani sm for determining types of existing hazards and necessary requirement s for protection of public health and the environment. Information on the current state of hazardous waste activities in local communities h as not been well described in the literature.