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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection bifurcated from the DPH, then for several years was the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering.

Taking a sample of PCBs from drums dumped in a corn field. 1981

As a Smoke Inspector, we had to get certified every 6 months for our readings of smoke stack emission density to be admissible in court.

A gift from the State of Maine, this became the MAML, mobile air monitoring laboratory.

The Lawrence Incinerator near Rt. 495 had an open pit chamber where trash was burned.

Then the ash was dumped next to it, in the Lawrence dump. Now it is an elevated baseball field next to Rt. 495.

The Methuen Dump was next to Rt. 213.

Large Electric generation plants were required to have their stacks tested for emissions by an engineering form. Of course, the state had to observe these tests to be sure they were done correctly. So we had to climb up these smoke stacks and watch them.

This did offer nice views of the city, Boston in this case.

SILRESIM, in Lowell was a solvent recycler. Or claimed to be. A lot of the solvents ended up in the ground. This shot was taken after the barrels had been removed.

This is what is looked like before clean up began.

Another view.

But, during seasonal parties, the office folks relaxed.
Mike Mahar, Brad Stewart, Me, Tom Alyward (the Colonel), and John Clement.

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updated 5/2/2024 email:dsteele@antiquezone.com