Ocean incineration. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, June 19 and July 17, 1985
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Representatives of waste management, public health agencies, and environmental groups testified on the burning of hazardous wastes at sea in response to a public debate over safety and health issues. Supporters and opponents presented their views during the two days of hearings. Among the issues raised were the need for ocean incineration, the adequacy of environmental impact research, the adequacy of procedures designed to avoid a spill of hazardous materials at sea, and the safety relative to land incineration. Representatives of the waste management industry described the technology involved. Environmentalists argued that it jeopardizes public health and marine life. Additional statements submitted for the record follows the testimony of 18 witnesses.
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Health
& Safety
293000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Policy
Legislation
& Regulation
520600* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Regulations -- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACCIDENTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEARINGS
LIABILITIES
MANAGEMENT
MARINE DISPOSAL
MATERIALS
OXIDATION
POLLUTION
PUBLIC HEALTH
SAFETY STANDARDS
STANDARDS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER POLLUTION
290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
293000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Policy
Legislation
& Regulation
520600* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Regulations -- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACCIDENTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEARINGS
LIABILITIES
MANAGEMENT
MARINE DISPOSAL
MATERIALS
OXIDATION
POLLUTION
PUBLIC HEALTH
SAFETY STANDARDS
STANDARDS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER POLLUTION