Validation of Sampling Protocol and the Promulgation of Method Modifications for the Characterization of Energetic Residues on Military Testing and Training Ranges

Abstract : The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) both have programs tasked with determining if military training and testing facilities present a risk to human health and the environment. The DoD has established the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) and Operational Range Assessment Program (ORAP) (DoD Directive 4715.11) that have requirements to perform site investigations. The USEPA has become involved in the characterization of energetic residues on military training ranges and the potential for off-site migration through ongoing investigations of the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) (USEPA 2000). The objectives of this demonstration/validation project were to promote scientifically defendable sampling and sample-processing protocols for the characterization of energetic residues on military training ranges. The principal mechanism for meeting this objective has been to inform potential users of the sampling and sample processing protocols developed under the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Environmental Restoration (ER) projects ER-1155 and ER-1418.

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