Section I
Abbreviations
AFMAN
Air Force Manual
AFPMB
Armed Forces Pest Management Board
AR
Army Regulation
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
BOD
biochemical oxygen demand
CALL
Center for Army Lessons Learned
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CLP
cleaner, lubricant, and preservative
CONUS
continental United States
DA Pam
Department of the Army Pamphlet
DLA
Defense Logistics Agency
DLAR
Defense Logistics Agency Regulation
DOD
Department of Defense
DPW
Directorate of Public Works
DRMS
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
EBS
Environmental Baseline Survey
EHSA
Environmental Health Site Assessment
°C
degrees Celsius
°F
degrees Fahrenheit
FGS
Final Governing Standards
FM
Field Manual
FST
Field Sanitation Team
HEPA
high-efficiency particulate air
HM
hazardous material
HW
hazardous waste
JP
Joint Publication
MEDCOM
United States Army Medical Command
MIDI
Military Item Disposal Instructions
mg/L
milligrams per liter
MMQC
medical materiel quality control
MNBCDM
medical nuclear, biological, and chemical defense materiel
MRE
meal, ready-to-eat
MSDS
material safety data sheet
NBC
nuclear, biological, and chemical
NSN
National Stock Number
OCONUS
outside the continental United States
ppm
parts per million
POL
petroleum, oil, and lubricants
PPE
personal protective equipment
psi
pounds per square inch
RMW
regulated medical waste
ROWPU
Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit
SW
solid waste
TB MED
Technical Bulletin, Medical
TM
Technical Manual
UFC
United Facilities Criteria
UN
United Nations
USACHPPM
United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
WWTP
wastewater treatment plant
Section II
Terms
Aerated (turned) windrow composting
Process in which organic waste is formed into rows of long piles called "windrows" and aerated by turning the pile periodically by either manual or mechanical means.
Backhauling
The rearward movement of cargo from a forward area to a staging base (either in-theater or out).
Black water
Latrine wastewater containing human waste.
Brine
Water containing a significant amount of salt.
Chemical latrine
A portable self-contained toilet usually molded in plastic. They are large enough for a single occupant and held upright by the weight of the disinfectant liquid in the holding tank at the bottom.
Class VIII
Medical materiel
Contingency operation
A military operation in which members of the Armed Forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy.
Controlled substance
A drug or other chemical substance listed in schedules I, II, III, IV, or V of 21 CFR 1308. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration regulates the possession and use of these substances.
Emulsifier
A surface-active agent (such as soap) that creates a suspension of one liquid in another.
Garbage
Solid or semisolid waste incidental to preparing, cooking, or serving food, and cleaning of food service items. It does NOT include trash.
Gray water
Wastewater from non-human waste sources such as showers, laundry, kitchen operations, vehicle washracks, and handwash devices.
Hazardous waste
Discarded hazardous materials that have no further value to the user, cannot be reused or recycled, and are potentially harmful to human health or the environment.
Human waste
Byproduct of human digestion (that is, feces or urine).
In-vessel composting
Process in which organic materials are fed into a drum, silo, concrete-lined trench, or similar equipment where the environmental conditions—including temperature, moisture, and aeration—are closely controlled. The apparatus usually has a mechanism to turn or agitate the material for proper aeration.
Latrine
A communal toilet of a type often used in a camp or barracks.
Nonterne-plated
Terne is a lead alloy used as a corrosion inhibitor on steel. Nonterne-plated materials do not contain terne and, therefore, have lower levels of lead than terne-plated materials.
Regulated medical waste
Wastes generated by medical, veterinary, and dental treatment facilities in the diagnosis, treatment, research, or immunization of human beings or animals which are potentially capable of causing disease, and may pose a risk to either individuals or community health if not handled or treated properly. These types of wastes are defined in MEDCOM Regulation 40-35 and include: cultures and stocks of infectious agents; pathological waste (tissues, organs, body parts, teeth); human blood and blood products; contaminated animal carcasses, body parts, and bedding used in animal research; isolation waste from patient rooms; sharps (syringes, scalpels, blades); and human body fluids (semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluids, pleural fluids).
Retrograde cargo
Cargo evacuated from foreign countries.
Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit
An electric-powered purification system that uses a variety of filters and chemicals to produce potable water from any water source.
Rubbish
See trash.
Secondary containment
A physical barrier used to contain spills.
Solid Waste
Garbage, refuse, and sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations and from community activities, but does not include solid or dissolved material in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges, or the source, special nuclear, or byproduct material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended. Solid waste includes liquid kitchen waste, garbage, rubbish or trash, regulated medical waste, hazardous waste, and human waste.
Special waste
Discarded materials that do not meet the regulatory criteria for classification as a hazardous waste, but still pose hazards to human health or the environment. Examples include used oil or antifreeze collected for recycling, alkaline batteries, and asbestos-containing materials.
Trash
Wastes originating from service facilities, barracks, wards, quarters, and offices. It includes items such as waste paper, plastics, wood, metal, glass, ashes, and broken or damaged crockery.
Vector
A disease-transmitting organism.