Title

Environmental Pollution By Missile Propellants

Date

1962

Index Abstract

Not Available

Photo Quality

Complete

Report Number

MRL TDR 62-38

Creator

Heck, Walter W.

Bird, Luther S.

Corporate Author

Texas A And M Univ College Station

Laboratory

Biomedical Laboratory

Extent

120

Identifier

AD0282984

Access Rights

OTS

Distribution Classification

1

Contract

AF 33(616)-7801

DoD Project

6302

DoD Task

630204

DTIC Record Exists

Yes

Distribution Change Authority Correspondence

None

Distribution Conflict

No

Cover Price

2.75

Abstract

The effects of 21 missile fuel components, in concentrations of 0, 1, 10, 100, and 1000 ppm, were determined on aquatic organisms goldfish and Daphnia) soil mcroflora (bacteria, actinomycetes, and fung), plants (squash, soybean, cotton, cowpea, and corn) and sois (leachabiity, runoff, and structure) . Some or all of the aquatic organisms died when exposed to 100 ppm of the tet chemicals. The same concentration of chemcals had no effect on the counts of soil microflora. three of the test samples may sterilize the soil of actinomycetes. A concentration of 1000 ppm of two of the compounds and two ionic species produced inhibtion of seeding germination. Three of the ionc components, when used as a soil drench at 100 ppm, produced toxc symptoms. When three of the test chemicals (gases) were used at 100 ppm as air pollutants, severe injury or death occurred in all species. Soil analyses were erratic and indicated further research on this problem. Future studies should include the concentration-time relationship of the toxic materials and the absorptive capacities of soil fractions for the test compounds.

Report Availability

Full text available

Date Issued

1962-04

Provenance

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control

Type

report

Format

1 online resource