New Approach to Inventorying Army Hazardous Materials, A Study Done for theEighth U.S. Army, Korea. Volume 1. The Inventory Method

摘要

The goal of the Army hazardous waste minimization program is to achieve a 50percent reduction of the hazardous waste generated before the close of calendar year 1992 (CY92), as compared to baseline CY85. A first step in achieving effective hazardous waste management is to conduct a thorough hazardous material inventory. Volume I describes a method created to inventory hazardous material by collecting supply data from Logistics Control Activity (LCA) at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA, and comparing this data with the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) in the Hazardous Material information System (HMIS). Volume 11 lists hazardous material data collected for the Eighth U.S. Army (EUSA), Korea. Common elements between the two data bases were compiled, analyzed, and validated. It was found that the intersection of the two data bases created a composite list that substantially reduced the number of nonhazardous wastes included in the individual lists. This method may also be applied to supply data from other Army installations. hazardous waste management, Material Safety Data Sheet, MSDS, Hazardous Material Information System HMIS.