SEWAGE POLLUTION: SYSTEMS TO CURB WASTE DISPOSAL

Due to legislation aimed at reducing and eventually eliminating overboard discharge from ships, several types of marine sanitation devices have been developed, and several of these devices are described in this article. The descriptions include holding tank systems, and chemical and evaporation/incineration systems among others. A list of manufacturers and distributors of treatment systems for several types of shipboard wastes is included in the article.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  30 Church Street
  New York, NY  United States  10007
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 30-33
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineering/Log
  • Volume: 77
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp.
  • ISSN: 0732-5460

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Sewage treatment; Ships; Water quality management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Waste treatment
• Old TRIS Terms: Sewage treatment systems; Shipboard sewage treatment
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047692
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1973 12:00AM