Main Title |
At-sea incineration of herbicide orange onboard the M/T Vulcanus / |
Author |
Ackerman, D. ;
Fisher, H. ;
Johnson, R. ;
Maddalone, R. ;
Matthews., B.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory (Research Triangle Park, N.C.) |
Publisher |
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory ; For sale by the National Technical Information Service, |
Year Published |
1978 |
Report Number |
EPA-600/2-78-086; 68-01-2966; EPA-68-01-2966 |
Stock Number |
PB-281 690 |
OCLC Number |
04769707 |
ISBN |
pbk. |
Subjects |
Waste disposal in the ocean ;
Herbicides ;
Refuse Disposal ;
Oceans and Seas
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Additional Subjects |
Herbicides ;
Air pollution control ;
Incinerators ;
Carbon monoxide ;
Carbon dioxide ;
Tanker ships ;
Tests ;
Combustion products ;
Personnel ;
Public health ;
Safety ;
Sampling ;
Gas analysis ;
Chemical analysis ;
Orange herbicide ;
Vulcanus vessel ;
Air pollution detection
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHAM |
TD796EPA-600-2-78-086 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
04/29/2016 |
EJBD |
EPA 600-2-78-086 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
02/26/2018 |
EKBD |
EPA-600/2-78-086 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
06/27/2003 |
EKCD |
EPA-600/2-78-086 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
05/29/2018 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-2-78-086 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ESAD |
EPA 600-2-78-086 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
NTIS |
PB-281 690 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
x, 263 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
The report describes the at-sea incineration of three shiploads (approximately 10,400 metric tons) of U.S. Air Force-owned Herbicide Orange onboard the incinerator ship M/T Vulcanus, within an EPA-designated Pacific Ocean burn zone, west of Johnston Atoll. The first shipload, transported to the burn zone from the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Base, Gulfport, Mississippi, was incinerated under EPA research permit. Shiploads 2 and 3 were taken onboard M/T Vulcanus at Johnston Island and incinerated under EPA special permit. The incineration was monitored, sampled, and analyzed to ensure compliance with EPA permit operating and safety conditions related to at-sea operations. An EPA representative was onboard M/T Vulcanus during the initial burn. A U.S. Air Force representative participated in monitoring all three burns. Monitoring utilized on-line instrumentation to measure CO and CO2, oxygen concentration, and total hydrocarbons from both incinerators. These parameters served as a measure of overall combustion efficiency with primary emphasis on the CO2/CO ratio in the effluent gases. Combustion efficiency exceeded 99.9% during all three burns. Destruction and combustion efficiencies measured during all burns met or exceeded requirements. All other conditions of the permits related to at-sea incineration operations were met. |
Notes |
Prepared for U.S. Air Force, OEHL/EC, Brooks Air Force Base, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. Contract no. 68-01-2966, program element no. 1AB604. Apr. 1978. Includes bibliographical references. |