A case study of contaminants on military ranges: Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, USA

被引：158

作者：

Clausen, J ^{[1
]}

Robb, J ^{[1
]}

Curry, D ^{[1
]}

Korte, N ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] AMEC Earth & Environm, Westford, MA 01886 USA

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION | 2004年 / 129卷 / 01期

关键词：

explosives; military ranges; RDX; HMX; TNT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.envpol.2003.10.002

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

An extensive investigation at the Camp Edwards, Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) demonstrates that assessment of groundwater and soil contamination at military ranges can be limited primarily to explosive-related compounds such as RDX, HMX, perchlorate, TNT and their transformation products. A modified analytical method is recommended to expand the list of explosives and to improve the detection limits. Analyses of metals, VOCs, SVOCs, and TICs are unnecessary. Soil samples may require the analyses of PAHs and PCNs for burn areas. Camp Edwards, as one of the few military ranges that have been exhaustively investigated for contaminants, is an ideal point of departure for evaluating other ranges. The permeable site soils promote leaching of contaminants and inhibit biotic and abiotic transformations. Moreover, the site has experienced an unusual extent of activities in its more than ninety years of active use. The recommendations in this report are based on data obtained for more than 200 analytes from more than 15,000 environmental samples. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页数：9

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