Explosives Waste Disposal Sites: A DoD-Wide Problem Case Study: Milan Army Ammunition Plant O-Line Settling Ponds,

Abstract

Past disposal practices associated with explosives manufacturing and loading, assembling, and packing operations at US Army facilities has resulted in environmental contamination at a number of these sites. A case study at Milan Army Ammunition Plant is examined delineating the effects of disposal practices on the environment and the actions taken to prevent additional contamination in an environmentally acceptable and safety conscious manner. Groundwater contamination is extensively examined and an in-place closure action of the O-line settling ponds (used for disposal of pink water from washout operations) is presented addressing both safety and environmental considerations.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004854

Entities

People

  • P. K. Wirth

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Addressing
  • Ammunition
  • Army Facilities
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Case Studies
  • Contamination
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Environment
  • Explosives
  • Groundwater
  • Manufacturing
  • Natural Resources
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering