Handling Hazardous Waste Safely at CMA Disposal Facilities and Operations
Abstract
The U S Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) works with federal and state environmental regulators to dispose of chemical weapons safely. An important part of CMA's work is managing hazardous wastes that are generated throughout chemical weapons storage and disposal processes in compliance with all applicable laws. At each CMA chemical weapons disposal facility's hazardous waste is identified and tightly regulated through the facility's operating permit issued by the state environmental agency storage and float disposal of all wastes are detailed in that permit. Also, each facility is designed in close consultation with state and federal regulatory agencies to ensure that waste management practices do not pose harm to the public, workers or the environment CMA recognizes, and implements, prevention as a guiding principle of waste management: disposal facilities are designed and operated to minimize the volume and toxicity of hazardous wastes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA476296