Hazardous waste management at Tinker Air Force Base. Problems noted, improvements needed
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6026299
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, as a major military industrial installation, is a large generator of hazardous waste. At the request of Chairman Mike Synar, GAO reviewed Tinker's efforts to manage and dispose of its hazardous waste. GAO found that Tinker: (1) sold, transferred, or disposed of waste oils, fuels, and solvents rather than the preferred method of recycling and reusing them; (2) underused and poorly managed its industrial waste treatment plant; (3) experienced problems with its hazardous waste disposal contractors; and (4) was deficient in complying with Environmental Protection Agency regulations implementing the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended. GAO recommends specific actions to correct these problems.
- Research Organization:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). National Security and International Affairs Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 6026299
- Report Number(s):
- GAO/NSIAD-85-91; ON: TI86900609
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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