Evaluation of Multiple Incinerator Air Quality Impacts, Edgewood Area Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the long-term additive ambient impact of certain toxic air pollutants that will potentially be emitted from Chemical Agent Incinerator (AI) proposed for the Edgewood Area (EA) of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland and from three additional planned or existing incinerators also located on the EA. this impact was determined in consideration of the existence and operation of three additional planned or existing incinerators also located on EA. Based on air dispersion modeling conducted as part of an original analysis, emissions of chlorinated organics from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center Decontamination/Detoxification Municipal Waste Incinerator (MWI), for downwind distances as great as the distance to the nearest boundary of the EA. Consequently, for this evaluation, only the MWI is considered to emit chlorinated organics. Keywords: Toxic air pollutants, Mustard, Blister agent, Chemical agent, Chemical agent incineration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA193344

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Pollutants
  • Air Pollution
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Protection
  • Ground Level
  • Hygiene
  • Maryland
  • Meteorological Data
  • Neoplasms
  • Organic Compounds
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology