Statement of the Committee on Military Environmental Research on the Status of Research into Biological Effects of Environmental Contaminants at Rocky Mountain Arsenal.

Abstract

This report deals with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) charge to establish environmental quality standards for the reclamation and renovation of contaminated land areas at military installations, and the Committee on Military Environmental Research (MER) charge of evaluating the USAMRDC environmental research program and review the findings. During the U.S. Army's project of decontaminating the reservation at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, two contaminants - DIMP and DCPD - were detected in wells off the reservation. Toxicity investigations of these materials were promptly initiated, and acute and 90-day feeding studies were completed in the fall of 1976. The Committee comments on proposed temporary guidelines to be used until lifetime studies could be completed, and, in addition, makes recommendations for future studies concerning the food preference or avoidance in the wildlife investigations, decomposition rates and products in soils and water, and food chain accumulation in ruminants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA045812

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Birds
  • Body Weight
  • Contracts
  • Domestic Animals
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Field Conditions
  • Food
  • Food Chains
  • Literature Surveys
  • Mountains
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Rodents
  • Sulfur Compounds
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Systems Analysis and Design