Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology / Volume 161 (Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 9, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780387986814
Subjects: Pollution & threats to the environment; Environmental Pollution Engineering; Environmental Toxicology; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Environmental Science; Life Sciences - Ecology; Science / Ecology
First sentence: Nitroaromatic compounds, including 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3, 5-trinitro-l,3,5-triazine (RDX), octahydro-l,3,5,7-tetranitro-l,3,5-tetrazocine (HMX), N-methyl-N,2,4,6-tetranitroaniline (tetryl), and associated byproducts and degradation products, were released to the environment during manufacturing and load, assembly, and pack (LAP) processes at U.S. Army Ammunition Plants (AAPs) and other military facilities.