Environmental Fate Studies on Certain Munition Wastewater Constituents. Part I. Model Validation
Abstract
The objective of this report was to validate the SRI Computer Model for estimating the persistence of TNT and RDX (emanating from the Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HAAP) wastestreams) in the Holston River. A two-dimensional compartmentalized river system was developed that describes the dilution of wastestreams entering the Holston River from which the concentrations of RDX and TNT can be estimated. Rate and equilibrium constants for the environmental transport and transformation processes affecting the persistence of TNT and RDX were incorporated into the model and concentration-distance pollutant profiles were simulated. Field study data validated the model for RDX, however, sufficient field data could not be obtained to validate the model for TNT.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA129373
Entities
People
- James H. Smith
- Ronald J. Spanggord
- Theodore Mill
- Tsong-wen Chou
- William R. Mabey
Organizations
- SRI International