Hazardous Waste: DoD Efforts to Preclude Disposal of Contaminated Property Need Improvement

Abstract

Hazardous wastes can pose a threat to human health and the environment. They can pollute ground and surface water, contaminate soil, and be released into the atmosphere. The Department of Defense (DOD) generates large quantities of hazardous wastes, some of which have contaminated federal property If that property is later sold, the wastes can Jeopardize public health and result in a liability to the government,

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
AD1171790

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Conahan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Contamination
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Fuels
  • Groundwater
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hazardous Waste Sites
  • Hygiene
  • Law
  • Natural Resources
  • Public Health
  • Visual Inspection
  • Waste Products

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies