SURVEY OF ANTARCTIC WATER SUPPLY AND WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES, PRACTICES, AND PROBLEMS

• Main Author: Drobny, Neil L.
• Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Hygiene and Sanitation; *WATER TREATMENT; *WASTES(SANITARY ENGINEERING); POLAR REGIONS; CONSTRUCTION; DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLIES; TOILET FACILITIES; BAGS; SEWAGE; CIVIL ENGINEERING; LOGISTICS; COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0617533; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0617533

Low temperature conditions initiate physical, biological, and chemical changes in the environment. These, in turn, pose significant problems in the design, construction, and operation of facilities for the distribution of water and for the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste. In addition, remoteness is a sizeable problem in the South Polar Region. Distance greatly slows the rate at which material can be supplied for the purposes of construction, maintenance, and repair. As a result, logistics problems assume unusually significant proportions. The need for simple systems is paramount. A survey of water supply and waste disposal problems at existing United States stations in the Antarctic is presented. Problem areas are identified, and potential research and development efforts are suggested.