Hazardous Waste Tinker Air Force Base's Improvement Efforts

Abstract

Tinker Air Force Base, a major military industrial activity, generates a large volume of hazardous waste from maintenance and repair operations. In a 1985 report, GAO discussed problems associated with the generation, containment, and disposal of hazardous waste at Tinker which resulted in the contamination of the Garber-Wellington aquifer, a source of drinking water for about 300,000 people in central Oklahoma. On May 14, 1986, the Chairman, Subcommitt,ee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, House Committee on Government Operations, asked GAO to review and evaluate Air Force efforts to correct the problems discussed in the 1985 report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 29, 1987
Accession Number
AD1175711

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Conahan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Groundwater
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hazardous Waste Sites
  • Hygiene
  • Medical Personnel
  • Natural Resources
  • Repair Shops
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management
  • Waste Products
  • Water Pollution
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.