Photo essay: Eglin workers minimize pollutants

By Samuel King Jr., 96th Air Base Wing Public Affairs / Published November 18, 2010

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Matt O'Conner monitors the flame height of the 46th Test Wing's new air curtain incinerator Oct. 31, 2010, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Air Burners personnel were on hand during the burner's test run to ensure the new equipment worked properly and trained base personnel on how to use it. Mr. O'Conner is a sales manager with Air Burners. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Contract workers use a new air curtain incinerator to burn test materials here recently. The burner consumes massive amounts of the wood waste quickly and minimizes the amount of pollutants released.

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