Financial Management of Hazardous Waste Compliance and Mitigation Costs: Constraints and Implications

Abstract

This research investigates financial management and other constraints and implications of hazardous waste disposal and compliance within DoD and DoN. It shows that during contracting fiscal period where there is an environmentally conscious public, the DoD and the Navy have to make trade-offs in funding for hazardous waste management. The study reveals that legislation removing sovereign immunity from the DoD for hazardous waste disposal may not achieve its desired results of reducing pollution. Furthermore, the research concludes that DoD currently lacks an effective method of accounting for hazardous waste generation levels. This affects the interpretation of the data for decision making. An accounting model is presented to address this problem to increase the effectiveness of hazardous waste minimization programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA243080

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey C. Babos

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bioremediation
  • Business Administration
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Financial Management
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hygiene
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • United States Government
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management
  • Waste Products

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  • Systems Analysis and Design