Global approaches to environmental management on military training ranges /

This book provides an insight into the global practices for environmental management of military live-fire training ranges by combining scientific research with practical solutions to ensure continued training capability. The book is divided into four parts: the first provides background information...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Temple, Tracey J. (Editor ), Ladyman, Melissa K. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2020]
Colección:IOP ebooks. 2020 collection.
Temas:
Armed Forces > Environmental aspects.
Bombing and gunnery ranges > Environmental aspects.
Military training camps > Environmental aspects.
Environmental management.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : a global approach to environmental management on military training ranges
  • 1. Scientific principles of environmental management
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Contextualising military training environments
  • 1.3. Behaviour of explosives in the environment
  • 1.4. Predicting environmental behaviour of explosives
  • 1.5. Conclusion
  • 2. Characterization of soils on military training ranges
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Background
  • 2.3. Steps in the multi-increment sampling process
  • 2.4. Error and error reduction
  • 2.5. Sampling
  • 2.6. Sampling on snow and ice--a special case
  • 2.7. Sample processing and analysis
  • 3. Hydrologeological characterization of military training ranges and production of maps for land management
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Production of maps for land management of range training areas
  • 4. Analysis of explosives in the environment
  • 4.1. Sample preparation
  • 4.2. Detection and chemical analysis of explosives
  • 4.3. Conclusion
  • 5. Environmental management of military ranges with the support of a life-cycle assessment approach
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Life-cycle assessment methodology
  • 5.3. Life-cycle assessment of the use of ammunition in military ranges
  • 5.4. Discussion of the application of life-cycle assessment methodology to manage military ranges
  • 6. Hazard assessment of exposure to ammunition-related constituents and combustion products
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Approaches to performing experiments, analyses and evaluations
  • 6.3. Hazard assessment and evaluation
  • 6.4. Recommendations and way forward
  • 7. Review of remediation technologies for energetics contamination in the US
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Background
  • 7.3. Remedial technologies for energetic materials and co-contaminants
  • 7.4. Conclusions and further work
  • 8. Characterization and monitoring of energetic compounds on training ranges : case studies in Alaska, United States
  • 8.1. Introduction
  • 8.2. Studied ranges
  • 8.3. Methods
  • 8.4. Results and discussion
  • 8.5. Conclusion
  • 9. Heavy metal contamination on small arms shooting ranges
  • 9.1. Introduction
  • 9.2. Methods for contaminated site management
  • 9.3. Pollutant management techniques
  • 9.4. Case study shooting range, Flumserberg, Switzerland
  • 9.5. Discussion and conclusion
  • 10. Metal and energetics survey of the Borris shooting range, Denmark
  • 10.1. Introduction
  • 10.2. History of Borris shooting range
  • 10.3. Conducting the survey
  • 10.4. Compounds
  • 10.5. Sampling
  • 10.6. Results
  • 10.7. Assessment
  • 10.8. Conclusion
  • 11. Mitigation of the environmental footprint of a munition
  • 11.1. Introduction
  • 11.2. Development of field demilitarization methods in Canada and the USA for the destruction of the excess artillery gun propellant
  • 11.3. Introduction
  • 11.4. The development of reactive membranes for absorption of heavy metals and energetic materials
  • 11.5. Investigations on the efficiency of remedial methods for energetic materials : dithionite and lime
  • 11.6. Conclusions
  • 12. Environmental assessment at a Brazilian Army site
  • 12.1. Introduction
  • 12.2. Case study
  • 12.3. Conclusions
  • 13. Bushfire management (Australia)
  • 13.1. Background
  • 13.2. Outline of the Defence Estate
  • 13.3. Defence bushfire management policy
  • 13.4. Case study Marrangaroo/State Mine Fire 2013
  • 13.5. Service delivery model for bushfire management
  • 13.6. Bushfire Management Yampi Sound Training Area
  • 13.7. Conclusion
  • 14. Greener or insensitive munitions : selecting the best option
  • 14.1. Introduction
  • 14.2. Matrix selection criteria
  • 14.3. Insensitive munitions
  • 14.4. Environmental properties
  • 14.5. Costs
  • 14.6. Technical feasibility
  • 14.7. Performance
  • 14.8. Final selection
  • 14.9. Conclusions.

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