Mammalian Toxicology and Toxicity to Aquatic Organisms of Four Important Types of Waterborne Mun itions Pollutants -An Extensive Literature Evaluation.

摘要

The purpose of the work is to provide a summary review and evaluation of the toxicological and related literature on known components of four types of military-relevant wastewaters. These are nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin manufacturing wastes, 'phossy water' (from white phosphorus processing),and 'pink water' (from TNT production and processing). The report consists of brief descriptions of the wastes along with the most significant toxicological information concerning them,conclusions and recommendations for future work. Four appendices contain detailed literature reviews and evaluations of the toxicology of the known waste constituents (or of mixtures) to mammalian and aquatic species. (Modified author abstract)