Efficiency of perchlorate consumption in road flares, propellants and explosives

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3629-3634

  Oxley, Jimmie C ^a   Smith, James L ^a   Higgins, Carolyn ^a   Bowden, Patrick ^a   Moran, Jesse ^a   Brady, Joe ^a   Aziz, Carol E ^b   Cox, Evan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Emulsion explosives; Flares; Perchlorate; Propellants

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; NITRATES; PROPELLANTS; ROADS AND STREETS; ROCKETS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; EMULSION EXPLOSIVES; FLARE; FLARE BURNS; LARGE AMOUNTS; NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS; NORMAL MODES; PERCHLORATE CONTAMINATION; ROCKET PROPELLANTS;

EMULSIFICATION;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; EXPLOSIVE; PERCHLORATE; PROPELLANT;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BURNING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMULSION; EXPLOSIVE; LABORATORY METHOD; PERCHLORATE;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BURN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMULSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

AEROSOL PROPELLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; PERCHLORIC ACID; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 69249205436     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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