AVOIDING ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
in 2010, allowing the first use of these devices in training in more than 10 years. Perchlorate-free M115/M116 simulators are now in production and available to Soldiers nationwide. Replacements for other handheld simulators are pending qualification and approval by state officials before fielding. Te M115-M116 Simulator Perchlorate Replacement project team received the 2007 Secretary of the Army Environmental Award for Excellence in Weapons System Acquisition as a result of this development effort.
CONCLUSION Te new assessment tools that are part of the phased approach are
cost-effective in helping
For more information, contact the Toxicology Portfolio at AIPH, at DSN 584-3980, 410-436-3980 or
usaphctoxinfo@amedd.army. mil. For more information on NEPA, go to
http://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/
index.html.
DR. WILLIAM S. ECK is a biologist at AIPH. He holds a B.S. in chemistry from the College of William and Mary, and a Ph.D. in biological chemistry from the University of Maryland at College Park.
to make ESOH-
related development decisions for new formulations. Tey are applicable throughout the RDT&E process. Teir use will not eliminate ESOH risks in weapon systems, but will provide enough data so that decision-makers can understand and mitigate any risks. Additionally, information gained regarding environmental fate—what happens to the compound in the environment—as well as transport and health effects can help transition promising new research by giving acquisition program managers the ESOH data they need. Focused testing or engineering can reduce uncertainty relating to the toxicity of new military-specific substances that could be environmental or occupational health threats, resulting in sustainable use by our forces in an increasingly regulated environment.
MS. KIMBERLY WATTS is deputy director of RDECOM’s Environmental Acquisition and Logistics Sustainment Program. She holds a B.S. in chemistry from Towson University and a B.S. in accounting from the University of Baltimore.
MR. NOAH J. LIEB, P.E., is a chemical engineer with Hughes Associates Inc. He holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park.
DR. MARK S. JOHNSON is director of the Toxicology Portfolio at AIPH. A diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology, he holds a B.S. in zoology from Towson University, an M.S. in applied ecology from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in environmental toxicology from the Virginia Polytechnic and State University.
THE PHASED APPROACH TO TOXICITY ASSESSMENT HAS ENABLED RESEARCHERS TO SELECT MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE ENERGETIC MATERIALS FOR THE 2.75-INCH HYDRA ROCKET, ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVELY USED MUNITIONS IN THE ARMY, A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF TOXIC CONSTITUENTS RELEASED ON TRAINING RANGES AND ONE OF THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY PROBLEMATIC MUNITIONS IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION.
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