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Title: Waste minimization opportunity assessment, U.S. Coast Guard Support Center, Governors Island, New York. Project summary

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:91783

The U.S. Coast Guard facility at Governors Island, New York, was chosen for a waste reduction assessment under the Waste Reduction Evaluations at Federal Sites (WREAFS) Program. The Coast Guard mission on the Island, which serves as a support center for Coast Guard activities in the New York area, generates a substantial amount of hazardous waste (e.g., lead-acid batteries, lead-contaminated blast grit, paint, and paint-related materials). Opportunities to minimize waste through technology included substituting plastic for steel shot when removing paint and rust from buoys and using high volume/low pressure paint guns to reduce overspray.

Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
OSTI ID:
91783
Report Number(s):
PB-95-233144/XAB; EPA-600/S2-90/062; TRN: 52122228
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: See also PB--91-136556; PBD: Feb 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English