Environmental Pollution: Discharge of Raw Human Wastes from Railroad Trains: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session. July 28, 1970, Volumes 74-77 |
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... chemical facility , and the fourth is a self - contained recirculation facility . In recent years , some lines have installed incineration - type equip- ment on new locomotives . As you know , the turbo - trains and Metro Liners ...
... chemical facility , and the fourth is a self - contained recirculation facility . In recent years , some lines have installed incineration - type equip- ment on new locomotives . As you know , the turbo - trains and Metro Liners ...
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... chemicals in the tank . Disposal would then be accomplished when the trains are at a service station or arrive at their destination . Even the most superior kind of equipment - a complete , self - contained retention system which ...
... chemicals in the tank . Disposal would then be accomplished when the trains are at a service station or arrive at their destination . Even the most superior kind of equipment - a complete , self - contained retention system which ...
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... chemical and biological warfare that is inflicting its environ- mental violence against Americans and their future generations . I might also add , to put this in perspective , that we should not be deterred by an insidious type of ...
... chemical and biological warfare that is inflicting its environ- mental violence against Americans and their future generations . I might also add , to put this in perspective , that we should not be deterred by an insidious type of ...
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... chemical recirculating and holding tank types . Passenger cars would present great mechanical and structural obstacles to modification . These include the location of trucks , generators and other equipment which would make it difficult ...
... chemical recirculating and holding tank types . Passenger cars would present great mechanical and structural obstacles to modification . These include the location of trucks , generators and other equipment which would make it difficult ...
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... chemical or holding tank - type system . This is due to limitation on space available for the holding tank and also because the incinerator requires little servicing when contrasted with the others . One locomotive manufacturer has ...
... chemical or holding tank - type system . This is due to limitation on space available for the holding tank and also because the incinerator requires little servicing when contrasted with the others . One locomotive manufacturer has ...
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American Railroads and/or letter directed Association of American BLANKENSHIP Chairman chemical toilet class I railroads COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT commuter cars Company notified CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Conservation and Natural contamination conveyances copy of inspection correct condition cost of installing D.C. DEAR discharge of wastes dumping EDWARDS estimate feces flush Food and Drug freight gallons GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HENRY holding tank Human feces human waste disposal incinerating Incinolet infection inspection report and/or intercity passenger cars January 19 July 28 KOLBYE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Litton Industries locomotives and cabooses MANION million Monogram Industries NADER Natural Resources Subcommittee notified of violation practice Public Health Service railroad cars railroad industry RALPH NADER raw human waste recirculating report and/or letter REUSS right-of-way rights-of-way sanitary servicing areas sewage sleeping cars statement station toilet facilities toilet systems tracks treatment typhoid fever untreated human wastes VANDER JAGT Washington waste disposal systems wastes from railroad
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