WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS FOR POLAR CAMPS

Abstract

NAVY BASES IN POLAR REGIONS CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS 25 TO 500 MAN CAMPS OF PIONEER AND TEMPORARY TYPES. SELECTION OF WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS FOR THESE CAMPS DEPEND ON THE TYPE AND QUANTITY OF WATER AVAILABLE. WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS FOR THESE CAMPS SHOULD PROVIDE SANITARY DISPOSAL AND ESTHETICALLY PLEASANT CONDITIONS TO SAFEGUARD HEALTH AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF CAMP PERSONNEL. FRESH WATER WILL PRACTICALLY NEVER BE AVAIBLE IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES TO BE USED FOR WATER CARRIAGE WASTE SYSTEMS. A SYSTEM TO USE SEA WATER IS MOST LIKELY TO BE SATISFACTORY FOR ICE ISLAND AND BEACH CAMPS. A SATISFACTORY INCINERATING TOILET SYSTEM WITH FUEL CONSERVATION MUST BE DEVELOPED FOR BASES NOT HAVING ACCESS TO SEA WATER.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 18, 1959
Accession Number
AD0250638

Entities

People

  • W.r. Nehlsen

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkalies
  • Bases (Chemistry)
  • Carriages
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Efficiency
  • Fluids
  • Fresh Water
  • Hydrogen Compounds
  • Polar Regions
  • Regions
  • Sea Water
  • Water

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design