Case Study: Crude Oil & Refinery Waste (Mexico)
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Site Location: Poza Rica, Mexico
Contaminant: Crude Oil & Refinery Waste
Site Description: For years refinery and oil field waste had been dumped into the marsh
adjacent to a large residential community. The waste oil had also started seeping into the local groundwater.
The area included three large ponds including a bermed area, 3 meters deep, containing a mixture of 60% oil-tar in water. The total area held approximately 3,400 cubic meters (m3) of contaminated soil and sludge material.