Evaluation and Analysis of Environmental Performance and Benefit of Environmentally-Advantaged Aircraft Deicing Fluids: Development of the Decision Support Methodology and Case Studies.

摘要

At the direction of ESTCP, the Project Team of LimnoTech and CH2M HILL developed and demonstrated a tool for airfield environmental managers to use in evaluating the potential environmental benefits of an aircraft deicing fluid (ADF) with different environmental properties than currently used products. The specific interest is in determining if a newly developed ADF represents significant advantages in terms of environmental impact, regulatory compliance, and compliance costs. The work consisted of two efforts: 1. The development of a Decision Support Tool for environmental managers at U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard facilities to allow for the semi-quantitative evaluation of benefits that could be realized by switching from a propylene glycol-based aircraft deicing fluid to an alternative fluid, and 2. Application of the Decision Support Tool in a series of case studies to provide real-world examples.