| Techniques to Improve the Environmental Safety of OB and OD Operations |
27 JUN 1996 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
W. Mitchell; James L. Wilcox; Chris Biltoft; Elain S. Oran; Jay P. Boris; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC
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 | The three methods commonly used to dispose of unneeded PEP material are: (1) incineration; (2) disassembly, recovery, and recycling (DRC); and (3) burning or detonating in the open (OB, OD). Although incineration and DRC are the environmentally-preferred methods of disposal, they cannot presently be used on many items in the inventory for one or more of the following reasons. First, the composition is either unknown, unstable, ... |
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| Progress in Developing an Open Burn/Open Detonation Dispersion Model |
JUN 1996 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
J. C. Weil; Brian D. Templeman; W. Mitchell; COLORADO UNIV AT BOULDER
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| This paper briefly summarizes the model development effort which is divided into operational and research components. In the following, we give a brief discussion of the background and overall model design and then describe the operational model components for instantaneous (OD) and short-duration (OB) sources; the OD model is a Gaussian puff approach whereas the OB framework consists of integrated-puff and plume models. The combined OB/OD model includes: 1) a ... |
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| Dispersion Model Development for Open Burn/Open Detonation Sources |
1996 |
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| Authors:
J. C. Weil; B. Templeman; R. Banta; R. Weber; W. Mitchell; COOPERATIVE INST FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE BOULDER CO
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 | The disposal of obsolete munitions, propellants, and manufacturing wastes is conducted at DoD and DOE facilities. The most common disposal method is open burning and open detonation of the material, which occurs in an earthen pit or bermed area. At present, the material destroyed in a single detonation typically ranges from 100 to 5000 lbs., whereas the quantity treated in a burn can be somewhat larger and last from minutes ... |
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| Atmospheric Dispersion Model Development for Open Burn/Open Detonation Emission |
1995 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
J. C. Weil; B. Templeman; R. Banta; W. Mitchell; COOPERATIVE INST FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE BOULDER CO
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| The disposal of the demilitarization stockpile-unwanted munitions, rocket propellants, manufacturing wastes-is necessary at Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DOE) installations. The disposal methodologies include: (1) recovery and reclamation technology, (2) thermal destruction methods such as incineration and popping finances, (3) research stage technology such as electrochemical reduction and biodegradation, and (4) open burning (OB) or open detonation (OD). OB/OD takes place in ... |
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| Conventional Weapons Demilitarization: A Health and Environmental Effects Data Base Assessment. Phase 2. Explosives and Their Co-Contaminants |
DEC 87 |
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| Authors:
D. Layton; B. Mallon; W. Mitchell; L. Hall; R. Fish; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB CA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DIV
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| The demilitarization of conventional explosives by open burning and open detonation results in the deposition of residues in soils. Co-contaminants, consisting of impurities present in explosives along with operations have occurred. To support studies of the health and environmental risks of such by- products, this report presents assessments of data available on parameters that affect the risks posed by explosives and their principal co-contaminants. Specifically, data-base assessments cover factors that ... |
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