Cost and Performance Report Enhanced Biological Attenuation of Aircraft Deicing Fluid Runoff Using Constructed Wetlands

Abstract

During winter months at Department of Defense (DOD) air bases, large amounts of aircraft deicing and anti-icing fluids (ADF) (primarily propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, and various additives) are used to ensure flight safety during certain adverse weather conditions. Standard practices at both military air bases and private airports are to direct deicing effluent to large stabilization ponds, the sanitary storm sewer, vegetated swales, or directly to the environment. The objective of this project was to demonstrate that SSF constructed treatment wetland (CTW) technology could cost-effectively remove harmful chemicals from deicing waste streams for immediate and long-term compliance with water quality regulations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA435667

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Knight
  • Ronald Clarke

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Glycols
  • Inlets
  • Measurement
  • Organic Compounds
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Propenes
  • Propylene Glycol
  • Standards
  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Water Quality

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.