EPA SAFE BUILDINGS PROGRAM: UPDATE ON BUILDING DECONTAMINATION WASTE DISPOSAL AREA
Citation:
LEMIEUX, P. M. EPA SAFE BUILDINGS PROGRAM: UPDATE ON BUILDING DECONTAMINATION WASTE DISPOSAL AREA. In Proceedings, AWMA Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, OH, June 20 - 24, 2004. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 1, (2004).
Impact/Purpose:
Significant quantities of waste are generated during building decontamination operations resulting from terrorist attacks using biological weapons (BW), chemical weapons (CS), or toxic industrial chemicals (TICs). These waste streams may include aqueous solutions, furniture, ceiling tiles, wall hangings, carpeting, HVAC filters, and personal protective equipment from the cleanup crews. These materials may be contaminated with CW, BW, or TICs at vrying, possibly unknown levels. The safe disposal of these materials will involve a combination of packaging, transportation, thermal tretment, and landfilling, either of the materials directly, or oof the thermal treatment residues. This paper gives a status update on the US EPA's program of laboratory, bench, and pilot-scale research and guidance document development in regards to the safe disposal of these materials.
Description:
symposium paper