Identity and Distribution of Residues of Energetic Compounds at Army Live-Fire Training Ranges

Authors

• Thomas F. Jenkins, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH
• Alan D. Hewitt, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH
• Clarence L. Grant, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
• Sonia Thiboutot, Defence R&D Canada—Valcartier, Val-Belair, Que., Canada
• Guy Ampleman, Defence R&D Canada—Valcartier, Val-Belair, Que., Canada
• Marianne E. Walsh, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH
• Thomas A. Ranney, Science and Technology Corporation, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
• Charles A. Ramsey, EnviroStat, Inc., P.O. Box 636, Fort Collins, CO 80522, USA
• Antonio J. Palazzo, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH
• Judith C. Pennington, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2006

Comments

Published in Chemosphere 63 (2006) 1280–1290.

Abstract

Environmental investigations have been conducted at 23 military firing ranges in the United States and Canada. The specific training facilities most frequently evaluated were hand grenade, antitank rocket, and artillery ranges. Energetic compounds (explosives and propellants) were determined and linked to the type of munition used and the major mechanisms of deposition.