EXAMPLE OF LANDFILL AT BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY, ON NEW YORK BAY IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. LANDFILL AND INCINERATION ARE ALTERNATIVES TO OCEAN DUMPING. BUT INCINERATION ADDS TO AIR POLLUTION AND LANDFILL NEEDS ADEQUATE OPEN LAND WHICH IS HARD TO FIND, AND IT ALSO MEANS A POTENTIAL DANGER OF POLLUTING GROUNDWATER NEAR THE DUMP SITE. OCEAN DUMPING HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST FEASIBLE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL IN THE AREA

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