Life Cycle Assessment for Chemical Agent Resistant Coating.

Abstract

This project was sponsored by the Department of Defense SERDP and conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL). In support of SERDP's objective to develop environmental solutions that improve mission readiness for federal activities, this report was developed to determine the optimum materials and equipment for applying chemical agent resistant coating (CARC) to vehicles at the Army Transportation Center at Fort Eustis, VA. A life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted to identify the performance, cost, and environmental impacts of various combinations of CARC materials and equipment. The variables for this study were the primer, thinner, CARC topcoat, and spray application equipment. Combinations of the variables were grouped to develop five alternatives. The recommended alternative would change the existing primer and application equipment, but retain the existing thinner and topcoat. This alternative would maintain required performance characteristics, achieve cost objectives, and result in low environmental impacts in relation to the other alternatives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA348950

Entities

People

  • Johnny Springer Jr
  • Kenneth R. Stone

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Environmental Protection
  • Health Services
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organic Chemistry

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.