Waste Water Handling Proof of Concepts at McMurdo Station, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Melendy, Terry D, Haehnel, Robert, Colby, Kent
• Other Authors: ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Water Pollution and Control; *WASTE WATER; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BARRELS; ICE; INCINERATORS; LANDING FIELDS; LOGISTICS SUPPORT; STORAGE TANKS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; ANTARCTICA; EPOLAR(ENGINEERING FOR POLAR OPERATIONS LOGISTICS AND RESEARCH); MCMURDO STATION; NSF; PEGASUS RUNWAY; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE TRANSPORT; PROOF-OF-CONCEPT TESTING; PORTABLE WASTE TRANSFER TANKS; DISPOSAL THROUGH ICE; STORAGE IN ICE SHELF; VACUUM TANKS; Antarctic; Austral; Handle The; McMurdo Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA609370; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA609370

Raytheon Polar Services Company implemented two proof-of-concept waste handling methods for testing during the austral summers spanning 2010 to 2013 at Pegasus Airfield, McMurdo, Antarctica. These methods included a portable waste transfer tank and a waste incineration method. Testing and modificati...