F o ld in g F in s

of accumulation of HMX and TNT

on an active firing range, where

W a rh e a d B o d y

P ro p e lla n t C h a rg e

the munition fired was a melt-cast

Fuse

explosive composed of a 70:30

mixture of HMX and TNT.

Ig n ite r

EXPERIMENTAL

Sampling site description

M o to r B o d y

E xp lo sive

and sample collection

(O cto l, 7 0 :3 0 H M X :T N T )

C o m p A 5 B o o ste r

This study was conducted in

(R D X )

September 1996 at an antitank

Figure 3. Diagram of 66-mm M72 rocket fired at CFB-Valcartier.

range at the CFB-Valcartier, Que-

bec, near Quebec City (Fig. 2). This