Considerations on Aircraft On-Ground De-Icing and Sustainable Airport Development

On-ground de-icing activity represents a need to protect the aircraft under low-temperature operating conditions, with a high degree of saturation of suspended water vapor or in precipitation conditions that may favor depositions on aircraft surfaces. This activity determines the use of de-icing and anti-icing agents in significant quantities, which leads to compliance with environmental protection standards. In this paper the authors identify solutions for the management of the residues resulting from de-icing activities that lead to soil contamination with different chemical compounds from the fluids used for de-icing.