Posted by Dale(MO) on June 08, 2008 at 20:30:30 from (67.43.252.65):
In Reply to: Re: used oil on road posted by Butch (PA) on June 08, 2008 at 13:07:01:
That is liquid asphalt. The problem with used motor oil isn't the oil itself - it's the heavy metals from the engine that make it bad. Chrome from piston rings is the biggest problem - can lead to TCE contamination. We had a piston ring factory here in my town for years, and a landfill made up of a very large sinkhole. Now, we have (supposedly) groundwater contamination of TCE. I don't know how true - or serious - it really is. I drilled water wells for several years around here, and know from several dye tests being run at the old landfill which way the water table runs - right through town heading WNW. Oddly enough, the DNR is studying several wells around the immediate area, but not the ones in town. I'm sure it's a problem, but I don't think anyone really knows how bad. Only time will tell.
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