Disposability Characteristics of Military Packaging Materials

Abstract

Fact Sheets on the disposability characteristics of 104 commonly used military packaging materials, including 41 plastics, are presented in this voluminous report together with the methodology used in their development. The report is divided into two parts, the first part being a brief introduction to the Fact Sheets and the Fact Sheets themselves, and the second part containing a complete description of the analysis methodology. The methodology is described in detail to show how packaging materials were selected for analysis, how the materials were categorized; the general disposability characteristics of each category, the applicable waste management methods, and the detailed sequence that was followed during the analysis to finally determine the disposability of each material by each applicable waste disposal process. The methodology therefore reveals an approach that can be used in the future as new packaging materials are introduced and require analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 06, 1974
Accession Number
ADA005168

Entities

People

  • Duncan P. Macarthur
  • Kunj Behari
  • Stephen J. Yurasits

Organizations

  • Booz Allen Hamilton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Protection
  • Health Services
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Plastics
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Polymer Degradation
  • Polymeric Films
  • Resins

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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  • Systems Analysis and Design