Review of chemical agent secondary waste disposal and regulatory requirements / Committee on Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements.

Contributor:

National Academies Press (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical weapons disposal--Law and legislation--United States.

Chemical weapons disposal.

Chemical agents (Munitions).

Hazardous wastes--Management--Government policy--United States.

Hazardous wastes.

Hazardous wastes--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 74 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Under the direction of the U.S. Army's Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) and mandated by Congress, the nation is destroying its chemical weapons stockpile. Large quantities of secondary waste are being generated in the process, and managing these wastes safely and effectively is a critical part of CMA's weapons disposal program. To assist, the CMA asked the NRC to examine the environmental and regulatory requirements that secondary waste treatment is subject to, and to assess best practices by industry in meeting such requirements for similar facilities. This book presents an overview of secondary wastes from chemical agent disposal facilities (CDF), a comparison of CDF and industry experience, site-specific analysis of major secondary waste issues, an examination of closure wastes, and findings and recommendations.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Summary""; ""1 Secondary Waste Generation at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities""; ""2 Trial Burns, Compliance Testing, and Health Risk Assessments""; ""3 Site-Specific Analyses of Major Secondary Waste Issues""; ""4 Closure Wastes""; ""5 Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B Committee Meetings and Site Visits""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610941476

9780309179843

030917984X

9781280941474

1280941472

9780309106115

0309106117

OCLC:

923277485