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REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE
OMB No. 0704-0188
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1. REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YY)
2. REPORT TYPE
3. DATES COVERED (From - To)
February 2002
Technical Report
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
5a. CONTRACT NUMBER
5b. GRANT NUMBER
Guide for Characterization of Sites
Contaminated with Energetic Materials
5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER
6. AUTHOR(S)
5d. PROJECT NUMBER
5e. TASK NUMBER
Sonia Thiboutot, Guy Ampleman, and Alan D. Hewitt
5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER
7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT
NUMBER
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
72 Lyme Road
ERDC/CRREL TR-02-1
Hanover, NH 03755-1290
9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
10. SPONSOR / MONITOR'S ACRONYM(S)
U.S. Army Environmental Center
11. SPONSOR / MONITOR'S REPORT
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
NUMBER(S)
SFIM-AEC-TC-CR-200170
12. DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Available from NTIS, Springfield, Virginia 22161.
13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
14. ABSTRACT
One consequence of the development, testing, and firing of ammunition is the potential contamination of test sites by high explosives, propellants, and
pyrotechnics. These energetic compounds pose particular environmental concerns because of their unusual chemical, physical, and toxicological proper-
ties. For this reason there is a need to scrutinize past and current defense activities to ensure that they have had no adverse effect upon the surrounding
environment. The need for environmentally sound policies, especially within the context of base closures and demilitarization, makes studies of the
environmental impact of munitions an increasingly important issue. Moreover, in the future the implementation of environmentally benign defense activi-
ties should be encouraged.
All aspects of the life cycle of munitions can affect the environment or human health. Production and firing of munitions, demolition procedures, and
destruction of outdated ammunition can all cause dispersion of energetic compounds into the environment. These various scenarios lead to different
patterns of contamination, thereby creating a need for a general protocol that is applicable in all circumstances. The goal of this guidance document is to
collate information relevant to the characterization of sites contaminated by energetic materials. This guide will serve as a reference for future sampling
campaigns on sites potentially contaminated with explosives. The characterization of training and firing ranges, demolition, and open burning/open detona-
tion ranges will allow assessment of the environmental impacts of these various operational activities. In addition, it will provide information critical to the
establishment of future operational requirements and procedures that minimize environmental damage.
15. SUBJECT TERMS
Analysis
Site characterization
Explosives
Sampling
Soil
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Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98)
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