The threat at home: Confronting the toxic legacy of the US military

Shulman, S

Title: The threat at home: Confronting the toxic legacy of the US military

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The author, using personal impressions, information from goverment and watchdog agency documents, and interviews with military officers, local elected officials, and residents, produces a comprehensive account of the U.S. military's toxic waste stream.

Authors:: Shulman, S

Publication Date:: Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI Identifier:: 6832667

Resource Type:: Book

Journal Name:: World Watch; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 6:1; Other Information: From review by Michael Renner in World Watch, Vol. 6, No. 1 (January-February 1993); Journal ID: ISSN 0896-0615

Publisher:: Boston, MA (United States); Beacon Press

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; MILITARY FACILITIES; CONTAMINATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; NATIONAL SECURITY; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; POLLUTION; TOXIC MATERIALS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; SECURITY; WEAPONS; 450000* - Military Technology, Weaponry, & National Defense; 052000 - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Management

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