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Smokes and obscurants: A health and environmental effects data base assessment: A first-order, environmental screening and ranking of Army smokes and obscurants: Phase 1 report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6068996· OSTI ID:6068996
An initial environmental screening and ranking is provided for each Army smoke and obscurant (S and O) depending on smoke type and smoke-generating device. This was done according to the magnitude of the impact area, the characteristic environmental concentration, the relative inhalation toxicity, the relative toxicity when ingested by animals, the aquatic toxicity, the environmental mobility when freshly deposited, and the ultimate mobility and fate in the environment. The major smoke types considered were various forms of white phosphorus (WP), red phosphorus (RP), hexachloroethane-derived smokes (HC), fog oil (SGF-2), diesel fuel smokes (DF), and some infrared obscuring agents (IR).
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); IWG Corp., San Diego, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6068996
Report Number(s):
UCID-20931; ON: DE87013834
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English