Cleanup of chemical and explosive munitions : location, identification and environmental remediation

Content: Front-matter , Pages i,iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v Notice , Page vi Foreword , Pages xv-xvii Preface , Pages xix-xxi Acknowledgments , Pages xxiii-xxvi Abbreviations , Pages xxvii-xxviii Introduction , Pages xxix-xxx 1 - Cleaning Up Old Munitions Sites , Pages 3-8 2 - Limitations and Expertise in Remediating Munitions Sites , Pages 9-14 3 - The Extent of the Munitions Problem , Pages 15-27 4 - Explosive Ordnance , Pages 29-43 5 - Chemical Warfare Material , Pages 45-69 6 - Introduction to Underwater Unexploded Ordnance and Its Impact on the Environment , Pages 71-98 7 - Ordnance Detection and Analysis , Pages 99-111 8 - Excavation and Removal of Ordnance , Pages 113-117 9 - Recommendations , Pages 119-131 Introduction to Part II , Pages 135-136 10 - A History of the American University Experiment Station (AUES) Site , Pages 137-155 11 - Concerns over the Adequacy of Previous Remediation Efforts , Pages 157-163 12 - The District of Columbia’s Initial Success as a State Regulator on AUES , Pages 165-170 13 - The Continuing Search for Burial Sites , Pages 171-186 14 - Expanding and Enlarging a Remediation Site , Pages 187-204 15 - The Dangers of Lewisite and Arsenic , Pages 205-211 16 - Sampling Conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers , Pages 213-220 17 - Conceptual Site Model for the AUES , Pages 221-237 18 - Summary , Pages 239-240 Appendix I - Major State Reports on the AUES , Page 241 Appendix II - National Archives Record Groups with Military Information , Pages 243-244 Appendix III - World War I Range and Ordnance Sites Likely to be Unknown to the Military , Pages 245-252 Appendix IV - U.S. Military Installation List with Some Foreign Sites , Pages 253-260 Appendix V - List of U.S. Military Ranges Worldwide , Pages 261-280 Appendix VI - Related Titles , Page 281 Bibliography , Pages 283-296 Index , Pages 297-305

Unexploded military ordnance and toxic chemicals, some dating back to the two World Wars, are a global concern, especially when former military bases are redeveloped for housing or other civilian uses. Internationally, there are the added challenges of cleanup of battlegrounds and minefields. Experts estimate that the United States alone could spend between $50–250 billion to clean up these sites, many of which are in areas of high population density, where the demand for land for development is high.

This book is unique in providing detailed guidance for cleaning up military ordnance sites – listing explosives, chemical warfare materials and breakdown products which can contaminate soil and groundwater and the tests needed to detect them, as well as cleanup techniques. Also included are remote sensing techniques, geophysical techniques, safety issues, the particular challenges of chemical weapons, etc. The author illustrates these techniques with case studies, including former battlegrounds in Europe and Asia, storage and waste disposal sites in Russia and former Soviet territories, and an extended study of the remediation of the large and complex Spring Valley site in the District of Columbia,.

The second edition has been fully revised and updated, and also includes new and expanded sections on:

• geophysical techniques for discovering buried ordnance
• underwater sites and remediation techniques
• use of robotics, including remotely operated vehicles
• compliance and regulatory issues
• guidance documents from US Department of Defense and other sources

The focus on test procedures, environmental remediation techniques, and learning from past case studies, makes Albright’s book the most comprehensive and practical guide on the market for a topic of international importance.

• The only book available with clear and complete guidance for the cleanup of military ordnance sites and battlefields.
• The author illustrates his recommendations with real world cases including Spring Valley, DC, former battlegrounds in Europe and Asia, and storage and waste disposal sites in Russia and other former Soviet states.
• An essential reference for the test and environmental remediation procedures required to put former military sites back in to civilian use (e.g. housing).
• 30% revision, with key updates concerning regulatory changes, US Dept of Defense guidance documents, use of robotic vehicles, underwater sites and discovery of buried ordnance.

Content: Front-matter, __Pages i,iii__Copyright, __Page iv__Dedication, __Page v__Notice, __Page vi__Foreword, __Pages xv-xvii__Preface, __Pages xix-xxi__Acknowledgments, __Pages xxiii-xxvi__Abbreviations, __Pages xxvii-xxviii__Introduction, __Pages xxix-xxx__1 - Cleaning Up Old Munitions Sites, __Pages 3-8__2 - Limitations and Expertise in Remediating Munitions Sites, __Pages 9-14__3 - The Extent of the Munitions Problem, __Pages 15-27__4 - Explosive Ordnance, __Pages 29-43__5 - Chemical Warfare Material, __Pages 45-69__6 - Introduction to Underwater Unexploded Ordnance and Its Impact on the Environment, __Pages 71-98__7 - Ordnance Detection and Analysis, __Pages 99-111__8 - Excavation and Removal of Ordnance, __Pages 113-117__9 - Recommendations, __Pages 119-131__Introduction to Part II, __Pages 135-136__10 - A History of the American University Experiment Station (AUES) Site, __Pages 137-155__11 - Concerns over the Adequacy of Previous Remediation Efforts, __Pages 157-163__12 - The District of Columbia’s Initial Success as a State Regulator on AUES, __Pages 165-170__13 - The Continuing Search for Burial Sites, __Pages 171-186__14 - Expanding and Enlarging a Remediation Site, __Pages 187-204__15 - The Dangers of Lewisite and Arsenic, __Pages 205-211__16 - Sampling Conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers, __Pages 213-220__17 - Conceptual Site Model for the AUES, __Pages 221-237__18 - Summary, __Pages 239-240__Appendix I - Major State Reports on the AUES, __Page 241__Appendix II - National Archives Record Groups with Military Information, __Pages 243-244__Appendix III - World War I Range and Ordnance Sites Likely to be Unknown to the Military, __Pages 245-252__Appendix IV - U.S. Military Installation List with Some Foreign Sites, __Pages 253-260__Appendix V - List of U.S. Military Ranges Worldwide, __Pages 261-280__Appendix VI - Related Titles, __Page 281__Bibliography, __Pages 283-296__Index, __Pages 297-305__ Unexploded military ordnance and toxic chemicals, some dating back to the two World Wars, are a global concern, when former military bases are redeveloped for housing or other civilian uses. This book provides detailed guidance for cleaning up military ordnance sites - listing explosives, chemical warfare materials and breakdown products.