Table MP 25. General requirements for locating oil refineries, and potential 

 environmental and economic impacts (New England River Basins Commission 1976) 



Item 



Requirements/ Pollutants/ Economics 



Site Considerations 



Land 



Water 

 Environmental Impacts 



Air emission 



Wastewater contaminants 



Economic Impacts 

 Labor 

 Wages 

 Capital investment 



200-800 ha (500-2,000 acres) 

 5-10 million gal/d 



Ammonia 

 Aldehydes 

 Carbon monoxide 

 Hydrocarbons 

 Particulates 

 Sulfur oxides 



Acids and caustics 

 Floating and dissolved oil 

 Dissolved solids 

 Dissolved organics 

 Cyanide 

 Chromate 



200-600 jobs 



$6 million-$10 million/year 



$5 million-$250 million 



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