United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-08-24 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:NSIAD-94-243 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-243 P0b002ee18037f586 f:ns94243 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-243 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-243 NSIAD-94-243 Noncompliance Toxic substances Hazardous substances Environmental monitoring Military facilities Environmental legislation Equipment management Property and supply management Chapter Report NSIAD From 1929 to 1975, an estimated 1.4 billion pounds of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) were produced in the United States. The military services have significant amounts of PCBs in equipment, such as electrical transformers and capacitors, on their installations. However, because the Defense Department (DOD) has not provided specific guidance on the identification and replacement of PCB items, each service has been free to establish its own program. Accordingly, service efforts to identify and replace PCB items vary considerably. More than 15 years after enactment of the Toxic Substances Control Act, which cited PCBs as a threat to human health ad restricted the manufacturer to items containing this substance, some military installations are still not meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on monitoring, storing, and disposing of PCB items. GAO found (1) improper storage of PCB items, (2) transformers with previously undetected leaks, (3) inadequate monitoring of known PCB items, (4) slow responses to PCB spills, and (5) inadequate or incomplete documentation for PCB disposals. Although EPA periodically inspects some installations, the correction of deficiencies was basically left to the individual installation, and some had been slow to begin and complete corrective action. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-243/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-243.htm GAO/NSIAD-94-243 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-243 Chapter Report GAO/NSIAD-94-243; Environmental Compliance: DOD Needs to Better Identify and Monitor Equipment Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Noncompliance Toxic substances Hazardous substances Environmental monitoring Military facilities Environmental legislation Equipment management Property and supply management Title 40 Part 761 40 CFR Part 761