A Carbon County man was sentenced to a county prison term on Tuesday after previously pleading to operating a methamphetamine lab in his home.

Herman Thomas McFarland Jr., 49, of Palmerton, was sentenced by Judge Steven R. Serfass to serve 3 to one day less 24 months in the prison on a charge of deposits, store or disposal of chemical waste. In a plea bargain a charge of operating a meth lab was dropped.McFarland was arrested after agents of the state Attorney General's office who served a search warrant on Sept. 12, 2014, at a home in Lower Towamensing Township, where McFarland and Kelly Neff resided.After determining that meth was being produced in the orange box trailer in the backyard of the residence, the state police Clandestine Laboratory Response Team was notified and requested to process the scene.The team seized a number of items during their search, including bottles of Ronsonol lighter fluid, non-iodized salt, bottles of sulfuric acid, containers of drain opener, cans of Coleman fuel, a bottle of muriatic acid, coffee filters, lithium batteries, a plastic funnel, pill grinders, instant cold packs, bottle caps with residue, green plastic bottles containing unknown solids and liquid, and a clear plastic Powerade bottle containing unknown white solid.All of the items are commonly used to produce meth, police said.Serfass said the court considers the drug charge very serious.McFarland was also ordered to supply a DNA sample, render 100 hours of community service when released on parole, pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.McFarland also pleaded to DUI the day of the drug plea. He had been arrested by state police in Lower Towamensing Township.Serfass sentenced him to serve 72 hours to 6 months in jail, a fine of $1,000, one-year license suspension and render 25 hours of community service.He was given credit for 19 days spent in jail on the charges and will begin the prison term at 4 p.m. on Nov. 6. He was granted work release privileges.