Environmental effects of small-arms ranges. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5605974

Heath, J C; Karr, L; Novstrup, V; Nelson, B; Ong, S K

This report attempts to locate and evaluate information in the following general subject areas: contaminant concentrations normally present at sites, normal background levels of identified contaminants, toxicity information on identified contaminants, regulatory controls and considerations, and identification and classification of small arms ranges that are controlled by the Navy. This report consists of a literature search of data and studies of environmental contamination at small arms ranges; geochemical equilibria modeling to determine the fate of lead, copper, and zinc in the environment; and a survey to gather information on the Navy's small arms ranges. Soils in the impact and target berms have been found to have elevated levels of metals including lead, copper, and zinc, causing the soils to be classified as hazardous waste. Of these, lead is the only metal regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Elevated levels of metals have also been found in the soils and vegetation in large areas behind and adjacent to the target and impact berms.

• Research Organization: Naval Civil Engineering Lab., Port Hueneme, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5605974
• Report Number(s): AD-A-244027/9/XAB; NCEL-TN--1836
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220* -- Environment
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AMMUNITION
CHEMISTRY
CONTAMINATION
COPPER
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
GEOCHEMISTRY
GUNS
LAND POLLUTION
LEAD
METALS
MILITARY FACILITIES
MONITORING
POLLUTION
SOILS
TOXICITY
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTES
ZINC