Environmental transformation products of nitroaromatics and nitramines: Literature review and recommendations for analytical method development. Special report

Technical Report · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 UTC 1990

OSTI ID:6747421

Walsh, M E

One of the Army's major environmental problems is the contamination of soil and water with residues of explosives at many military facilities. This contamination occurred during the disposal of wastewater from production and load-and-pack operations, burning or detonation of off-specification material, and destruction of out of date explosives. The objective of this study was to review the literature to identify the products formed after explosives enter the environment and to identify those compounds for which certified analytical methods should be developed. Also, analytical methodology already developed for these compounds is summarized. The literature describing the environmental transformation of organic explosives and related compounds is reviewed in an attempt to identify those by-products for which certified analytical methods should be developed. Among those compounds identified are TNT reduction products (aminodinitrotoluenes and diaminonitrotoluenes) and coupling products (azoxytoluenes). The development of methods is also recommended for the amino derivatives of DNT, TNB, and DNB, as well as the nitroso derivatives of HMX and RDX.

• Research Organization: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab., Hanover, NH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6747421
• Report Number(s): AD-A-220610/0/XAB; CRREL-SP--90-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AMMUNITION
AROMATICS
BY-PRODUCTS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
CONTAMINATION
DECOMPOSITION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EXPLOSIVES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LAND POLLUTION
LIQUID WASTES
MATERIALS
MILITARY FACILITIES
NITRO COMPOUNDS
NITROSO COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
PROGRESS REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESIDUES
REVIEWS
SOILS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TOLUENE
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION