Transfer of Pollution Prevention TechnologiesAuthor(s): National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, Committee to Evaluate Transfer of Pollution Prevention Technology for the U.S. Army\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: National Academies Press, United States\nImprint: National Academies Press\nISBN-13: 9780309084024, 978-0309084024\nSynopsis\nThe activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) and its contractors in manufacturing, testing, maintaining, and disposing of military equipment make up a significant portion of the industrial processes conducted in the United States. As is the case with the commercial industries, some of these activities, such as metal plating, have resulted in industrial pollution and environmental contamination. With increasing environmental regulation of such processes in recent decades, defense facilities have been faced with growing compliance issues. Department of Defense effort.