ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION BY MISSILE PROPELLANTS

Abstract

Experimental procedures were developed to study the effects of hydrazine, unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH), pryridine borane, and nitronium perchlorate on plant growth and development, soil and soil structure, and aquatic organisms. Plant growth and development research included: seed germination, seed growth, and treatment of plants in water culture, by sprays, and with the test chemicals as air pollutants. Under the conditions used in this study, the four chemicals do not appear to be important environmental contaminants in relation to plant growth and development. Both UDMH and hydrazine are strongly adsorbed or decomposed on clay particles. Montmorillonite and kaolinite clays, as well as the test soils, seem to accelerate the decomposition of the UDMH and hydrazine. Pyridine borane was adsorbed on the test soils but apparently was not adsorbed on the pure clays. The aquatic life was very sensitive to the three organic compounds and to some extent to the perchlorate ion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0422266

Entities

People

  • Dale R. Darling
  • Morris E. Bloodworth
  • Walter W. Heck
  • William J. Clark

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Differential Thermal Analysis
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Fish
  • Groundwater
  • Measurement
  • Minerals
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Phyllosilicates
  • Plants
  • Solid Rocket Oxidizers
  • Thermal Analysis
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.