Accession Number:

ADA278547

Title:

Transport and Fate of Nitroaromatic and Nitramine Explosives in Soil from Open Burning/Open Detonation Operations: Anniston Army Depot (AAD)

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Jul 1989-May 1992

Corporate Author:

EDGEWOOD RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDMD

Personal Author(s):

• Checkai, Ronald T.
• Major, Michael A.
• Nwanguma, Raphael O.
• Amos, John C.

Report Date:

1993-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

245.0

Abstract:

This report describes soil column experiments task 1 used to study fate and transport of OBOD residues within the upper 1 m of soil. Terrestrial task 2 and aqueous task 3 toxicity studies are reported elsewhere. Intact soil-cores were collected from Anniston Army Depot AAD. Intact soil-cores were also collected from Radford Army Ammunition Plant RAAP, Milan Army Ammunition Plant MAAP, and Pueblo Army Depot PAD results of these three studies are reported elsewhere. Soil columns were housed in controlled-environment chambers, and each soil column was formulated to approximate the major OBOD residues found at the respective sites. Synthetic rainwater was added to the columns twice weekly, and a controlled tension applied. Leachates were collected twice weekly. Columns were analyzed at 6.5 week intervals through 32.5 weeks. Columns were cut into 2.5-cm transverse sections, and subsamples were air-dried, ground, and extracted. Extracts and leachates were analyzed by HPLC for explosives to reveal fate and transport behavior. Munitions, Munition-contaminated soil.

Descriptors:

• *TOXICITY
• *EXPLOSIVES
• *COMBUSTION
• *SOILS
• *TRANSPORT
• *DETONATIONS
• *NITRAMINES
• ENVIRONMENTS
• CORES
• AIR
• SITES
• ARMY FACILITIES
• TENSION
• AMMUNITION
• ORDNANCE
• CONTAMINATION
• CHAMBERS
• RESIDUES
• TRANSVERSE
• INTERVALS

Subject Categories:

• Organic Chemistry
• Soil Mechanics
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE