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Review of Systemization of the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (1996) / Chapter Skim
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1 INTRODUCTION
Pages 8-10

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... Fundamentals of Disposal Disposing of chemical agents and munitions means releasing all unitary stockpile materials from Army control after they have been altered to satisfy both international treaty requirements and domestic environmental requirements. Waste streams from disposal processes may be gaseous, liquid, or solid.
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... Exhaust gases are discharged through a separate stack without acid gas scrubbing. Two auxiliary material streams are also processed: decontamination fluids are processed in the secondary combustion chamber of the liquid incinerator; and ventilation air is passed through banks of charcoal filters to remove any trace contaminants.
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Key Terms

  • agent operations
  • chemical agents
  • disposal program
  • tooele army
  • pollution abatement

  • stockpile disposal
  • army depot
  • chemical stockpile
  • acid gas
  • air monitoring

  • combustion chamber
  • chemical agent
  • response time
  • secondary combustion
  • agent disposal

  • exhaust gases
  • material streams
  • disposal components
  • pertinent findings
  • dunnage furnace

  • major safety
  • immediate threats
  • treaty requirements
  • nerve agents
  • control act

  • decontamination fluids
  • munitions means
  • disposal operations
  • require treatment
  • various inorganic


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