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Main Title Disposal of organochlorine wastes by incineration at sea /
Author Wastler, T. A.,
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Author Title of a Work
Wastler, T. A.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. Oil and Special Materials Control Div.
Publisher Division of oil and Special Materials Control, Office of Water and Hazard Materials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 1975
Report Number EPA-430/9-75-014; MA-EIS-7302-76-08D-2; MA-EIS-7302-76041-F-Vol-2
Stock Number PB-246 243
OCLC Number 01944100
Subjects Refuse and refuse disposal ; Organochlorine compounds
Additional Subjects Solid waste disposal ; Chlorine organic compounds ; Incinerators ; Industrial waste treatment ; Flue gases ; Air pollution ; Water pollution ; Monitoring ; Combustion ; Marine biology ; Assessments ; Oxidation ; Mexico Gulf ; Ocean waste disposal ; Shipborne ; Chlorohydrocarbons ; Ships ; Oceans ; Design ; Government policies ; Regulations ; Ecology ; Temperature ; Chemical industry ; Air pollution sampling ; Air pollution effects(Animals) ; Hazardous materials ; Environmental impact statements-final ; Merchant ships ; Vulcanus vessel
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9100Z51M.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 430-9-75-014 c.1 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 01/07/2013
EKBD  EPA-430/9-75-014 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 12/14/2001
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 430-9-75-014 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD  EPA 430-9-75-014 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 12/05/2017
ERAD  EPA 430/9-75-014 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 12/23/2016
NTIS  PB-246 243 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
NTIS  PB-246 728 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
NTIS  PB-253 979 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation viii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Abstract
The first officially sanctioned incident of ocean incineration in the United States occurred aboard the M/T Vulcanus in the Gulf of Mexico from October 1974 through January 1975 under an ocean dumping permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for ocean incineration of organochlorine wastes. The report describes the monitoring activities undertaken to evaluate ocean incineration as a disposal method. A total of 16,800 metric tons of waste were incinerated at a maximum rate of 25 metric tons per hour with a 1200C minimum and a 1350C average flame temperature. Stack gas emissions were mentioned for plume dispersion characteristics and to determine combustion efficiency. The findings indicate that more than 99.9 percent of the wastes were oxidized. Marine monitoring surveys indicate that there were no measurable increases in concentrations of trace metals and organochlorides in the water and marine life. Results of the project indicate that ocean incineration could be a viable alternative of waste disposal which should be considered along with other disposal methods including direct ocean disposal, land disposal, and land incineration.
Notes
"EPA-430/9-75-014." "July 1975." Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226). Final report;