Design of a tracking system for hazardous waste minimization at US Army installations
Real-time information on the life history of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes (HM/HW) is essential to waste minimization and efficient environmental and health management at US Army installations. To obtain such information, an HM/HW tracking system was developed to document the chain of custody of HM from points of issue to points of use, and of HW from generation to final disposition. This paper describes the design considerations and the hardware and software requirements of an automated tracking system based on bar codes and designed to monitor the movement of HM/HW in fixed containers at Army installations. Tracking procedures and potential applications of tracking results are also presented. 6 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6353221
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8810317-2; ON: DE89007380
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACCOUNTABILITY
AUTOMATION
CHEMICAL WASTES
COMPUTERS
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MICROCOMPUTERS
MILITARY FACILITIES
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
US DOD
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES