Modeling Fate and Transport of Munitions Constituents on Firing Ranges

Dortch, Mark S.; Johnson, Billy E.; Gerald, Jeffrey A.

doi:10.1080/15320383.2013.756453

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“…As discussed earlier, one example is the application to fate and transport modeling on firing ranges (Dortch et al 2013). With some improvements, the modeling could also be used to determine where soil samples should be taken on active military ranges.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…With improved particle count, size, and volume distribution information, the model can be leveraged as a more appropriate representation for the potential surface loadings on training ranges. The current implementation already provides muchimproved estimates than have been used for fate and transport modeling on firing ranges (Dortch et al 2013).…”

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Explosive particle soil surface dispersion model for detonated military munitions

Hathaway

Rishel

Walsh

et al. 2015

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The accumulation of high explosive mass residue from the detonation of military munitions on training ranges is of environmental concern because of its potential to contaminate the soil, surface water, and groundwater. The US Department of Defense wants to quantify, understand, and remediate high explosive mass residue loadings that might be observed on active firing ranges. Previously, efforts using various sampling methods and techniques have resulted in limited success, due in part to the complicated dispersion pattern of the explosive particle residues upon detonation. In our efforts to simulate particle dispersal for high- and low-order explosions on hypothetical firing ranges, we use experimental particle data from detonations of munitions from a 155-mm howitzer, which are common military munitions. The mass loadings resulting from these simulations provide a previously unattained level of detail to quantify the explosive residue source-term for use in soil and water transport models. In addition, the resulting particle placements can be used to test, validate, and optimize particle sampling methods and statistical models as applied to firing ranges. Although the presented results are for a hypothetical 155-mm howitzer firing range, the method can be used for other munition types once the explosive particle characteristics are known.

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Explosive particle soil surface dispersion model for detonated military munitions

Hathaway

Rishel

Walsh

et al. 2015

Environ Monit Assess

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“…The processes of the AA and TV versions of the TREECS™ Tier II soil fate model are described by Dortch et al (2011Dortch et al ( , 2012Dortch et al ( , and 2013. The codes are written in Visual Basic 6.…”

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“…TREECS™ uses site characteristics and chemical-specific properties as part of the inputs. TREECS™ has been peer reviewed (Dortch et al 2013) and validated/demonstrated (Dortch 2012;Dortch et al 2017a), and user guidance for its use is available (Dortch et al 2017b). Thus, TREECS™ is the most logical modeling system to adopt for housing predictive tools extended to Arctic regions.…”

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Development and testing of the Training Range Environmental Evaluation and Characterization System (TREECS™) for Arctic/sub-Arctic conditions

Dortch¹,

Ryder²,

Gerald³

et al. 2019

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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) solves the nation's toughest engineering and environmental challenges. ERDC develops innovative solutions in civil and military engineering, geospatial sciences, water resources, and environmental sciences for the Army, the Department of Defense, civilian agencies, and our nation's public good. Find out more at www.erdc.usace.army.mil. To search for other technical reports published by ERDC, visit the ERDC online library at http://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/default.

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“…There is also an Advanced Tier 2 option that allows the user to construct complex media pathways using the FRAMES CSM workspace ( Figure 2). Developmental documentation reports for TREECS™ are provided by Dortch et al (2009Dortch et al ( , 2011aDortch et al ( , 2013aDortch et al ( , 2013b, , Johnson and Dortch (2014a), and Dortch and Gerald (2015), as well as a user manual . TREECS™ has been applied and validated substantially over its development (Dortch et al 2011b, Dortch 2012, Dortch 2013, Dortch et al 2013a, Johnson and Dortch 2014b, and Dortch 2016.…”

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Field demonstration and validation of TREECS™ and CTS for the risk assessment of contaminants on Department of Defense (DoD) ranges : ESTCP Project Number ER-201435

Johnson¹,

Weber²,

Dortch³

2017

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The Training Range Environmental Evaluation and Characterization System (TREECS™) was developed to forecast the fate of and risk from munitions constituents (MC), such as high explosives (HE) and metals, within and transported from firing/training ranges to surface water and groundwater. The Chemical Transformation Simulator (CTS) was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide physicochemical properties of complex organic chemicals. TREECS™ requires such properties for predicting environmental fate of MC. This study validated the capability of TREECS™ and CTS to predict MC (HE RDX) concentrations in receiving waters down-gradient of training/firing ranges for three installations: Demolition Area 2 of Massachusetts Military Reservation, MA.; Artillery Impact Area of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY.; and Zulu Impact Area of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA. The study also demonstrated the utility of these modeling system for forecasting the fate of emerging HE NTO, DNAN, and NQ associated with new in-sensitive munitions and evaluating best management practices for reducing down-gradient receiving water concentrations. The overall benefit of this work is to help transition these tools to the user community for use towards ensuring range compliance and sustainability into the future.

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Modeling Fate and Transport of Munitions Constituents on Firing Ranges

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Explosive particle soil surface dispersion model for detonated military munitions

Explosive particle soil surface dispersion model for detonated military munitions

Development and testing of the Training Range Environmental Evaluation and Characterization System (TREECS™) for Arctic/sub-Arctic conditions

Field demonstration and validation of TREECS™ and CTS for the risk assessment of contaminants on Department of Defense (DoD) ranges : ESTCP Project Number ER-201435

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