A survey of butterflies found at a reclaimed municipal landfill Superfund site in Saco, Maine (York county)

摘要

The Saco Municipal Landfill Superfund Site is located on Foss Road in Saco, Maine (York Co.). The Superfund Site, owned by the city of Saco, covers approximately 90 acres with four separate landfill areas (Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4) comprising around 33 acres of land. Through the years due to foreclosures, the city added an additional 70 acres for a total area of approximately 160 acres (Recreation and Reuse Plan 1998). The city operated the municipal landfill from the early 1960's to 1988. In 1990, the landfill was declared a Superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA 2006; Owens III 2010).