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Global Approaches to Environmental Management on Military Training Ranges.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: IOP Ebooks SeriesPublisher: Bristol : Institute of Physics Publishing, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (357 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780750316057
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Global Approaches to Environmental Management on Military Training RangesDDC classification:
  • 363.731
LOC classification:
  • TD195.A75 T467 2020
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Editor biographies -- Tracey J Temple -- Melissa K Ladyman -- Contributors -- Message from the editors -- Abbreviations -- Outline placeholder -- Introduction to environmental management -- Environmental management for defence -- Environmental management for military training ranges -- A summary of contributions -- References -- Chapter 1 Scientific principles of environmental management -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Contextualising military training environments -- 1.3 Behaviour of explosives in the environment -- 1.3.1 Nitramine explosives -- 1.3.2 Nitroaromatic explosives -- 1.3.3 Propellants -- 1.3.4 3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one -- 1.4 Predicting environmental behaviour of explosives -- 1.4.1 Laboratory experiments -- 1.4.2 Computational modelling -- 1.4.3 Transformation and reaction processes -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Characterization of soils on military training ranges -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Background -- 2.3 Steps in the multi-increment sampling process -- 2.3.1 Sample quality criteria -- 2.3.2 Material properties -- 2.3.3 Theory of sampling -- 2.3.4 Data evaluation and inference -- 2.4 Error and error reduction -- 2.4.1 Magnitude of error -- 2.4.2 Controlling for error -- 2.4.3 Other sources of error -- 2.4.4 Minimizing sampling error -- 2.5 Sampling -- 2.5.1 Objectives -- 2.5.2 Sampling -- 2.5.3 Sources of error (see section 2.4) -- 2.5.4 Best practices -- 2.6 Sampling on snow and ice-a special case -- 2.7 Sample processing and analysis -- 2.7.1 How to process multi-increment soil samples to determine energetics -- 2.7.2 Summary of the sources of error -- 2.7.3 Analytical processes -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Hydrologeological characterization of military training ranges and production of maps for land management -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Well location.
3.1.2 Preparation of drilling sites and safety procedures -- 3.1.3 Drilling methods and cleaning procedures -- 3.1.4 Well components -- 3.1.5 Well development -- 3.1.6 Water level measurements -- 3.1.7 Well purging and groundwater sampling -- 3.1.8 Analytical methods and quality control -- 3.1.9 Hydraulic conductivity testing (slug tests) -- 3.1.10 Conclusion -- 3.2 Production of maps for land management of range training areas -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.2.2 Aquifer vulnerability -- 3.2.3 Hazard -- 3.2.4 Risk -- 3.2.5 Vulnerability of potential receptors -- 3.2.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Analysis of explosives in the environment -- 4.1 Sample preparation -- 4.2 Detection and chemical analysis of explosives -- 4.2.1 Spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques -- 4.2.2 Chromatographic techniques -- 4.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Environmental management of military ranges with the support of a life-cycle assessment approach -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Life-cycle assessment methodology -- 5.2.1 Barriers for assessing the toxicological impacts on military ranges with the life-cycle assessment methodology -- 5.2.2 USEtox method -- 5.3 Life-cycle assessment of the use of ammunition in military ranges -- 5.3.1 Description of the generic munition and inventory -- 5.3.2 Impact assessment -- 5.4 Discussion of the application of life-cycle assessment methodology to manage military ranges -- References -- Chapter 6 Hazard assessment of exposure to ammunition-related constituents and combustion products -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Approaches to performing experiments, analyses and evaluations -- 6.2.1 In silico prediction of emitted products -- 6.2.2 Laboratory and field testing -- 6.2.3 Military smokes -- 6.2.4 Sampling and analysis -- 6.3 Hazard assessment and evaluation -- 6.3.1 General background/desktop approaches.
6.3.2 In vitro approaches -- 6.3.3 In vivo approaches -- 6.4 Recommendations and way forward -- 6.4.1 Prediction of emitted products -- 6.4.2 Recommendations for experimental setup and analysis -- 6.4.3 Developments in toxicity assessment -- References -- Chapter 7 Review of remediation technologies for energetics contamination in the US -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Background -- 7.2.1 Analysis of energetic materials in environmental media -- 7.2.2 Toxicology summary for energetic materials -- 7.2.3 Development of risk screening levels (RSLs) for energetic materials in soils and groundwater -- 7.3 Remedial technologies for energetic materials and co-contaminants -- 7.3.1 Development and scale-up of remediation technologies -- 7.3.2 Incineration -- 7.3.3 Composting -- 7.3.4 Ex situ and in situ biological/chemical reduction-DARAMEND process -- 7.3.5 Alkaline hydrolysis (AH) -- 7.3.6 Solidification/stabilization (S/S) -- 7.3.7 Pump and treat w/granular activated carbon (GAC) -- 7.3.8 In situ bioremediation (ISB) -- 7.4 Conclusions and further work -- References -- Chapter 8 Characterization and monitoring of energetic compounds on training ranges: case studies in Alaska, United States -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Studied ranges -- 8.3 Methods -- 8.4 Results and discussion -- 8.4.1 Range activities -- 8.4.2 Potential point sources -- 8.4.3 Fate and transport on ranges -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Heavy metal contamination on small arms shooting ranges -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Methods for contaminated site management -- 9.2.1 Historical investigation -- 9.2.2 Technical investigation -- 9.2.3 Risk assessment -- 9.2.4 Remediation concept -- 9.3 Pollutant management techniques -- 9.3.1 Improve construction properties of artificial backstops -- 9.3.2 Drainage systems -- 9.3.3 Avoid protected areas.
9.3.4 Adapt military training exercises to the terrain -- 9.3.5 Correct maintenance and appropriate use of shooting ranges -- 9.4 Case study shooting range, Flumserberg, Switzerland -- 9.5 Discussion and conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Metal and energetics survey of the Borris shooting range, Denmark -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 History of Borris shooting range -- 10.3 Conducting the survey -- 10.3.1 Background -- 10.3.2 Purpose -- 10.3.3 Scope -- 10.4 Compounds -- 10.5 Sampling -- 10.5.1 Artillery firing position -- 10.5.2 Impact area artillery -- 10.5.3 Anti-tank range -- 10.5.4 Burn site surplus artillery propellant -- 10.5.5 Hand grenade range -- 10.5.6 Omme Å stream -- 10.6 Results -- 10.6.1 Artillery firing position -- 10.6.2 Impact area artillery -- 10.6.3 Anti-tank range -- 10.6.4 Burn site surplus artillery propellant -- 10.6.5 Hand grenade range -- 10.6.6 Omme Å stream -- 10.7 Assessment -- 10.7.1 Artillery firing position -- 10.7.2 Impact area artillery -- 10.7.3 Anti-tank range -- 10.7.4 Burn site surplus artillery propellant -- 10.7.5 Hand grenade range -- 10.7.6 Omme Å stream -- 10.8 Conclusion -- Chapter 11 Mitigation of the environmental footprint of a munition -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Development of field demilitarization methods in Canada and the USA for the destruction of the excess artillery gun propellant -- 11.2.1 Introduction -- 11.2.2 Field demilitarization method for excess gun propellants/Canadian fixed tool -- 11.3 Introduction -- 11.3.1 Canadian bullet catcher -- 11.3.2 Summary -- 11.4 The development of reactive membranes for adsorption of heavy metals and energetic materials -- 11.4.1 Introduction -- 11.4.2 Methodology -- 11.4.3 Results -- 11.4.4 Summary -- 11.5 Investigations on the efficiency of remedial methods for energetic materials: dithionite and lime -- 11.5.1 Introduction.
11.5.2 Testing of remediation technologies -- 11.5.3 Summary -- 11.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12 Environmental assessment at a Brazilian Army site -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Case study -- 12.2.1 Methodology -- 12.2.2 Results and reports -- 12.2.3 Polluting materials from ammunition detonation -- 12.2.4 Soil survey -- 12.2.5 Vegetation survey -- 12.2.6 Propagation of shock waves -- 12.3 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13 Bushfire management (Australia) -- 13.1 Background -- 13.2 Outline of the Defence Estate -- 13.3 Defence bushfire management policy -- 13.4 Case study Marrangaroo/State Mine Fire 2013 -- 13.4.1 Implementations of automatic weather stations -- 13.4.2 Memorandum of understanding agreements -- 13.4.3 Wildfire competency for range control officers -- 13.5 Service delivery model for bushfire management -- 13.6 Bushfire Management Yampi Sound Training Area -- 13.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 Greener or insensitive munitions: selecting the best option -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Matrix selection criteria -- 14.3 Insensitive munitions -- 14.4 Environmental properties -- 14.4.1 Human toxicity -- 14.4.2 Ecotoxicity -- 14.4.3 Bioavailability -- 14.4.4 Leaching -- 14.4.5 Degradation -- 14.4.6 Recycling -- 14.5 Costs -- 14.6 Technical feasibility -- 14.7 Performance -- 14.8 Final selection -- 14.9 Conclusions -- References.
Summary: This book is a comprehensive summary of military training range management strategies from around the world. Included are global case studies on the environmental impact of live ammunition and their remediation techniques. The text will equip practitioners with the tools to reduce remediation costs, enhance public perception, and promote environmental best practice.
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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Editor biographies -- Tracey J Temple -- Melissa K Ladyman -- Contributors -- Message from the editors -- Abbreviations -- Outline placeholder -- Introduction to environmental management -- Environmental management for defence -- Environmental management for military training ranges -- A summary of contributions -- References -- Chapter 1 Scientific principles of environmental management -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Contextualising military training environments -- 1.3 Behaviour of explosives in the environment -- 1.3.1 Nitramine explosives -- 1.3.2 Nitroaromatic explosives -- 1.3.3 Propellants -- 1.3.4 3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one -- 1.4 Predicting environmental behaviour of explosives -- 1.4.1 Laboratory experiments -- 1.4.2 Computational modelling -- 1.4.3 Transformation and reaction processes -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Characterization of soils on military training ranges -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Background -- 2.3 Steps in the multi-increment sampling process -- 2.3.1 Sample quality criteria -- 2.3.2 Material properties -- 2.3.3 Theory of sampling -- 2.3.4 Data evaluation and inference -- 2.4 Error and error reduction -- 2.4.1 Magnitude of error -- 2.4.2 Controlling for error -- 2.4.3 Other sources of error -- 2.4.4 Minimizing sampling error -- 2.5 Sampling -- 2.5.1 Objectives -- 2.5.2 Sampling -- 2.5.3 Sources of error (see section 2.4) -- 2.5.4 Best practices -- 2.6 Sampling on snow and ice-a special case -- 2.7 Sample processing and analysis -- 2.7.1 How to process multi-increment soil samples to determine energetics -- 2.7.2 Summary of the sources of error -- 2.7.3 Analytical processes -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Hydrologeological characterization of military training ranges and production of maps for land management -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Well location.

3.1.2 Preparation of drilling sites and safety procedures -- 3.1.3 Drilling methods and cleaning procedures -- 3.1.4 Well components -- 3.1.5 Well development -- 3.1.6 Water level measurements -- 3.1.7 Well purging and groundwater sampling -- 3.1.8 Analytical methods and quality control -- 3.1.9 Hydraulic conductivity testing (slug tests) -- 3.1.10 Conclusion -- 3.2 Production of maps for land management of range training areas -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.2.2 Aquifer vulnerability -- 3.2.3 Hazard -- 3.2.4 Risk -- 3.2.5 Vulnerability of potential receptors -- 3.2.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Analysis of explosives in the environment -- 4.1 Sample preparation -- 4.2 Detection and chemical analysis of explosives -- 4.2.1 Spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques -- 4.2.2 Chromatographic techniques -- 4.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Environmental management of military ranges with the support of a life-cycle assessment approach -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Life-cycle assessment methodology -- 5.2.1 Barriers for assessing the toxicological impacts on military ranges with the life-cycle assessment methodology -- 5.2.2 USEtox method -- 5.3 Life-cycle assessment of the use of ammunition in military ranges -- 5.3.1 Description of the generic munition and inventory -- 5.3.2 Impact assessment -- 5.4 Discussion of the application of life-cycle assessment methodology to manage military ranges -- References -- Chapter 6 Hazard assessment of exposure to ammunition-related constituents and combustion products -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Approaches to performing experiments, analyses and evaluations -- 6.2.1 In silico prediction of emitted products -- 6.2.2 Laboratory and field testing -- 6.2.3 Military smokes -- 6.2.4 Sampling and analysis -- 6.3 Hazard assessment and evaluation -- 6.3.1 General background/desktop approaches.

6.3.2 In vitro approaches -- 6.3.3 In vivo approaches -- 6.4 Recommendations and way forward -- 6.4.1 Prediction of emitted products -- 6.4.2 Recommendations for experimental setup and analysis -- 6.4.3 Developments in toxicity assessment -- References -- Chapter 7 Review of remediation technologies for energetics contamination in the US -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Background -- 7.2.1 Analysis of energetic materials in environmental media -- 7.2.2 Toxicology summary for energetic materials -- 7.2.3 Development of risk screening levels (RSLs) for energetic materials in soils and groundwater -- 7.3 Remedial technologies for energetic materials and co-contaminants -- 7.3.1 Development and scale-up of remediation technologies -- 7.3.2 Incineration -- 7.3.3 Composting -- 7.3.4 Ex situ and in situ biological/chemical reduction-DARAMEND process -- 7.3.5 Alkaline hydrolysis (AH) -- 7.3.6 Solidification/stabilization (S/S) -- 7.3.7 Pump and treat w/granular activated carbon (GAC) -- 7.3.8 In situ bioremediation (ISB) -- 7.4 Conclusions and further work -- References -- Chapter 8 Characterization and monitoring of energetic compounds on training ranges: case studies in Alaska, United States -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Studied ranges -- 8.3 Methods -- 8.4 Results and discussion -- 8.4.1 Range activities -- 8.4.2 Potential point sources -- 8.4.3 Fate and transport on ranges -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Heavy metal contamination on small arms shooting ranges -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Methods for contaminated site management -- 9.2.1 Historical investigation -- 9.2.2 Technical investigation -- 9.2.3 Risk assessment -- 9.2.4 Remediation concept -- 9.3 Pollutant management techniques -- 9.3.1 Improve construction properties of artificial backstops -- 9.3.2 Drainage systems -- 9.3.3 Avoid protected areas.

9.3.4 Adapt military training exercises to the terrain -- 9.3.5 Correct maintenance and appropriate use of shooting ranges -- 9.4 Case study shooting range, Flumserberg, Switzerland -- 9.5 Discussion and conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Metal and energetics survey of the Borris shooting range, Denmark -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 History of Borris shooting range -- 10.3 Conducting the survey -- 10.3.1 Background -- 10.3.2 Purpose -- 10.3.3 Scope -- 10.4 Compounds -- 10.5 Sampling -- 10.5.1 Artillery firing position -- 10.5.2 Impact area artillery -- 10.5.3 Anti-tank range -- 10.5.4 Burn site surplus artillery propellant -- 10.5.5 Hand grenade range -- 10.5.6 Omme Å stream -- 10.6 Results -- 10.6.1 Artillery firing position -- 10.6.2 Impact area artillery -- 10.6.3 Anti-tank range -- 10.6.4 Burn site surplus artillery propellant -- 10.6.5 Hand grenade range -- 10.6.6 Omme Å stream -- 10.7 Assessment -- 10.7.1 Artillery firing position -- 10.7.2 Impact area artillery -- 10.7.3 Anti-tank range -- 10.7.4 Burn site surplus artillery propellant -- 10.7.5 Hand grenade range -- 10.7.6 Omme Å stream -- 10.8 Conclusion -- Chapter 11 Mitigation of the environmental footprint of a munition -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Development of field demilitarization methods in Canada and the USA for the destruction of the excess artillery gun propellant -- 11.2.1 Introduction -- 11.2.2 Field demilitarization method for excess gun propellants/Canadian fixed tool -- 11.3 Introduction -- 11.3.1 Canadian bullet catcher -- 11.3.2 Summary -- 11.4 The development of reactive membranes for adsorption of heavy metals and energetic materials -- 11.4.1 Introduction -- 11.4.2 Methodology -- 11.4.3 Results -- 11.4.4 Summary -- 11.5 Investigations on the efficiency of remedial methods for energetic materials: dithionite and lime -- 11.5.1 Introduction.

11.5.2 Testing of remediation technologies -- 11.5.3 Summary -- 11.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12 Environmental assessment at a Brazilian Army site -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Case study -- 12.2.1 Methodology -- 12.2.2 Results and reports -- 12.2.3 Polluting materials from ammunition detonation -- 12.2.4 Soil survey -- 12.2.5 Vegetation survey -- 12.2.6 Propagation of shock waves -- 12.3 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13 Bushfire management (Australia) -- 13.1 Background -- 13.2 Outline of the Defence Estate -- 13.3 Defence bushfire management policy -- 13.4 Case study Marrangaroo/State Mine Fire 2013 -- 13.4.1 Implementations of automatic weather stations -- 13.4.2 Memorandum of understanding agreements -- 13.4.3 Wildfire competency for range control officers -- 13.5 Service delivery model for bushfire management -- 13.6 Bushfire Management Yampi Sound Training Area -- 13.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 Greener or insensitive munitions: selecting the best option -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Matrix selection criteria -- 14.3 Insensitive munitions -- 14.4 Environmental properties -- 14.4.1 Human toxicity -- 14.4.2 Ecotoxicity -- 14.4.3 Bioavailability -- 14.4.4 Leaching -- 14.4.5 Degradation -- 14.4.6 Recycling -- 14.5 Costs -- 14.6 Technical feasibility -- 14.7 Performance -- 14.8 Final selection -- 14.9 Conclusions -- References.

This book is a comprehensive summary of military training range management strategies from around the world. Included are global case studies on the environmental impact of live ammunition and their remediation techniques. The text will equip practitioners with the tools to reduce remediation costs, enhance public perception, and promote environmental best practice.

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