Table EIR 2. Hazardous waste incident, unauthorized DDT incineration by the 

 City of Tampa (Herndon and Teaf 1978) . 



Personal damage: None . 



Environmental damage: Unknown, but includes the release of possibly contam- 

 inated incinerator ash as well as potential problems associated with 

 disposal of DDT residues from the incinerator after burning. 



Economic damage: None 



Cause of problem: Unauthorized incineration by the City of Tampa of approx- 

 imately 2060 lb of the pesticide DDT and associated containers which 

 were discovered five days previously in the fire-gutted Myers Building in 

 Tampa . 



Type and quantity of hazardous waste: About 2,060 lb of DDT and the associ- 

 ated containers . 



Date of incident: 6 February 1976. 



Location: Initial discovery of pesticide was made at 1314 Franklin St., 

 Tampa; incineration took place at City of Tampa Incinerator. 



Remedial action: Official reprimands were made by the Florida Department 

 of Environmental Regulation (DER) to the City of Tampa and arrangements 

 were made with Florida DER, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and City 

 of Tampa to plan together to clarify existing regulations and avoid future 

 confusion which could result in problems similar to the ones presented 

 here . 



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