Accession Number:
AD1131232
Title:
Department of Defense Hazardous Waste Management
Descriptive Note:
[Technical Report, Congressional Testimony]
Corporate Author:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1987-11-05
Pagination or Media Count:
17
Abstract:
Hazardous waste, when improperly managed or disposed of, can pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. DOD is a large generator of hazardous waste and, in 1986, produced hazardous waste at 505 of its 871 installations in the United States. The types of hazardous waste found at DOD installations include., among others, solvents, polychlorinated biphenyls PCB, contaminated sludges, acids, cyanides, and contaminated fuel and oil.
Descriptors:
- waste disposal facilities
- waste management
- hazardous waste
- hazardous waste sites
- hygiene
- environmental protection
- medical personnel
- waste products
- air force facilities
- department of defense
- environmental restoration and remediation
- air force
- contamination
- environment
- therapy
- united states
- contractors
- environmental pollutants
- groundwater
- hazardous substances
Subject Categories:
- Solid Wastes and Pollution and Control
- Administration and Management