Chemical Warfare Materiel (CWM): Hazardous Waste or Ordnance? When Does is Matter? Who is in Charge?

Abstract

A problem has arisen within the Army Corps of Engineers on the above issue. There are two written legal opinions within the Army, one from the Army Material Command and one from the Office of General Counsel. These opinions state that chemical munitions recovered from formerly-used defense sites are hazardous waste and therefore, all RCRA emergency provisions should be followed in Emergency Ordnance Disposal actions. This paper will highlight why this classification causes conflicts to arise when dealing with the chemical materiel, and how some environmental programs are and could be impacted in the future. This is a Department of Defense issue that needs to be reconciled now.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA528874

Entities

People

  • Margaret P. Walls

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emergencies
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Explosives
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Health
  • Law
  • Munitions
  • Nerve Agents
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design