HUMAN WASTE SANITATION STUDIES
Abstract
Investigations were made of the handling and storage of human wastes as they might be encountered under occupancy conditions in Office of Civil Defense fallout shelters. A chemical sanitizing and odor control agent has been selected from a number tested. This preferred agent is a simple physical mixture of two parts sodium bisulfate and one part copper sulfate pentahydrate, used in the waste container at the concentration of one pound per ten gallons (12,000 ppm) of accumulated wastes. One pint of oleic acid (commercial red oil) may or may not be used as a vapor barrier to improve odor control. General criteria have been established for the specification of such control agents which may be other than the one selected. Design studies were conducted for the fabrication of a Sanitary Vault intended for use in fallout shelters. The vault is equipped with two seats and has a useable fill volume of 70 gallons of mixed wastes. Four prototype units were constructed for testing. Recommendations for further work have been made.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 30, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0706931
Entities
People
- Clyde L. Blohm