Shelf life studies of common hazardous materials: An innovative approach to pollution prevention
- Parsons Engineering Science, Inc., Pasadena, CA (United States)
Hazardous chemical systems, ranging in form from simple materials to compounded products and complex natural mixtures, constitute an important asset in the Navy`s daily operations. These materials include but are not limited to paints, solvents, soaps, resins, adhesives, pesticides, printing materials, petroleum products, and photographic chemicals. The short-lived availability of hazardous materials that are suspected of or known to degrade over time imposes a unique burden on the Navy`s procurement and hazardous waste disposal systems. Hazardous Materials whose shelf life`s have expired are processed for disposal as hazardous wastes. In addition, these expired hazardous materials must be replaced with new materials. Many shelf life codes are based solely on the recommendations of suppliers and are not critically subjected to scientific study. The important goal of this project is to conduct a comprehensive study of the degradation of a given hazardous material to determine the true shelf life.
- OSTI ID:
- 367592
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951124-; TRN: IM9640%%338
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International environmental management and technology conference and exhibition, Long Beach, CA (United States), 7-9 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Eleventh annual environmental management and technology conference/West -- HazMat/West `95: Technical papers; PB: 597 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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