Assessing ecosystem impacts from simulant and decontaminant use. Contractor report, March-September 1985

Technical Report · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6698860

Kerster, H W; Schaeffer, D J; Reinbold, K A

Chemicals for simulation and decontamination of chemical warfare agents may alter the ecosystems of training sites and their environs. Little information is available on the ecotoxicology of those chemicals. This report presents methods from the literature and proposes a newly devised approach to rank those chemicals for damage potential. Further data necessary to reduce ranking errors are identified, and chemical and ecological monitoring of training sites and their surroundings are recommended. The information in this report should be of special interest to U.S. Army personnel responsible for environmental protection of training areas.

• Research Organization: Army Construction Engineering Research Lab., Champaign, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6698860
• Report Number(s): AD-A-196846/0/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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