GAO-10-748SP: Aviation and the Environment: Survey of Airport Officials on Airport Environmental Issues, an E-supplement to GAO-10-50
U.S. Government Accountability Office
| Q32. Does your airport have any of the following systems to minimize the impact of deicing fluids? |
| (Total Population) |
| Percent | Number of respondents |
|
|---|---|---|
| a. Aircraft deicing pads | 39.0 | 82 |
| b. Gate and ramp area drainage collection systems | 43.9 | 82 |
| c. Mobile pumping units | 12.2 | 82 |
| d. Portable snow melters | 18.3 | 82 |
| e. Glycol vacuum vehicles | 35.4 | 82 |
| f. Other systems to minimize the impacts of deicing fluid | 25.6 | 82 |
| g. None - Airport does not have a system to minimize the impact of deicing fluids. | 14.6 | 82 |
| h. No answer | 4.9 | 82 |
| Q32. Does your airport have any of the following systems to minimize the impact of deicing fluids? |
| (Large and Medium Hubs) |
| Percent | Number of respondents |
|
|---|---|---|
| a. Aircraft deicing pads | 41.5 | 53 |
| b. Gate and ramp area drainage collection systems | 52.8 | 53 |
| c. Mobile pumping units | 13.2 | 53 |
| d. Portable snow melters | 22.6 | 53 |
| e. Glycol vacuum vehicles | 45.3 | 53 |
| f. Other systems to minimize the impacts of deicing fluid | 32.1 | 53 |
| g. None - Airport does not have a system to minimize the impact of deicing fluids. | 5.7 | 53 |
| h. No answer | 1.9 | 53 |