STUDIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION BY MISSILE PROPELLANTS

Abstract

The effects of NF3O on lower organisms have been surveyed. The gas causes minimum damage to plants when exposed for 30 minutes to concentrations as low as 5 ppm. Effects on goldfish maintained in aquaria under 1% NF3O for 30 minutes were negligible; salmon were moderately sensitive. Microorganisms in soil were only slightly decreased in numbers by one hour of exposure by continuously tumbling soil particles through 1% NF3O. Potentially useful decontamination reastions were studied. Interhalogens and N2F4 can probably be removed from the atmosphere by a mist of aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution. No reagent portable enough and sufficiently effective to remove OF2 and NF3O gas from the atmosphere was found. NF3 is virtually non-reactive.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0704126

Entities

People

  • Chih H. Wang
  • Frank N. Dost

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Cells
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Fish
  • Fungi
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microorganisms
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Rocket Oxidizers

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology