Review of Formulations for Processes Affecting the Subsurface Transport of Explosives

Numerous Department of Defense (DOD) installations are tasked with the cleanup of soils and groundwaters contaminated with explosives, propellants, and energetics compounds, as well as a variety of organic solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, and heavy metals (DOD 1992, Hadala et al. 1993). The focus h...

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Main Author McGrath, Christian J
Format Publication
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.02.1997
Subjects
AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
AQUIFERS
BURN PITS
CLEANING
CONTAMINATION
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DISPOSAL
ENERGETIC PROPERTIES
ENVIRONMENTS
EXPLOSIVES
FORMULATIONS
GROUND WATER
HEAVY METALS
HYDROCARBONS
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
LAGOONS(LANDFORMS)
LEACH PITS
LOGISTICS
MIGRATION
MILITARY FACILITIES AND SUPPLIES
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
PACKAGING
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PRODUCTION
PROPELLANTS
SITES
SOILS
SOLIDS
SOLUBILITY
SPILLING
STRATEGY
SUBSURFACE
TRANSPORT
VADOSE ZONE
WASTE WATER
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Summary:Numerous Department of Defense (DOD) installations are tasked with the cleanup of soils and groundwaters contaminated with explosives, propellants, and energetics compounds, as well as a variety of organic solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, and heavy metals (DOD 1992, Hadala et al. 1993). The focus here is on the migration of explosives in soils, the vadose zone, and aquifers, under varying management and treatment strategies. The soil environment is the one most commonly affected by explosives wastes, primarily because: (1) spill sites and disposal areas (e.g., burn pits) at packing and production facilities are predominantly in upland areas, and (2) most explosive compounds are solids with low aqueous solubility. Extensive groundwater contamination is associated primarily with wastewater lagoons and leach pits at production and packing facilities. jg p.12
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