Environmental impacts of training activities at an air weapons range

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 308-317

  Bordeleau, Geneviève ^a   Martel, Richard ^a   Ampleman, Guy ^b   Thiboutot, Sonia ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOMBS (ORDNANCE); CONTAMINATION; EXPLOSIVES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MILITARY OPERATIONS; NITRATES;

AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE; LAKE SEDIMENTS; NITROGLYCERINE; OPEN DETONATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; ANION; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; IRON; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL; TRINITROTOLUENE; URANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AIR FORCE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAKE SEDIMENT; POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; TRAINING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WEAPON;

ALBERTA; ANIONS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; NITRATES; PERCHLORIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRINITROTOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; WEAPONS;

EID: 40849114667     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0197     Document Type: Article

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