Solid Waste Practices in the United States Air Force

Abstract

A questionnaire survey of Air Force solid waste practices was conducted on all active Air Force installations. Information is presented on 98 major installations in the zone of interior (ZI) in the following areas: base and family housing solid wastes; grease disposal; garbage grinders; solid wastes generated in sewage treatment; pathological and classified wastes; liquid industrial wastes, fire fighting training, herbicides and pesticides, on-base landfill operations; and sedimentation from erosion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0888864

Entities

People

  • Joseph J. Beres
  • Torsten Rothman

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Air Pollution
  • Combustion
  • Dining Halls
  • Fire Fighting
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pesticides
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Solid Waste
  • Training
  • United States
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management
  • Waste Products

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Environmental Engineering.