Final Report: Toxicological Effects of Smokes and Obscurants on Aquatic Threatened and Endangered Species

Cropek, Donald M.; Soucek, David J.; Smith, Thomas S.

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Title

Final Report: Toxicological Effects of Smokes and Obscurants on Aquatic Threatened and Endangered Species

Author(s)

• Cropek, Donald M.
• Soucek, David J.
• Smith, Thomas S.

Issue Date

2008-11

Keyword(s)

• military tactics
• smokes and obscurants, environmental impact
• field deposition
• fog oil
• environmental toxicology

Abstract

Preparation for battlefield conditions requires military training activities using the cover of smokes and obscurants (S&O). S&O release active chemicals into the environment. The need to effectively quantify the emissions resulting from the use of S&O, and assess the potential health and environmental impact of these emissions, has become an important issue. In particular, the impact of S&O on the vitality and survivability of threatened and endangered species (TES) that cohabit training areas must be ascertained. The objective of this project was to study the effects of S&O on fish, cover plants, and insect prey relative to toxicity, fecundity, and food chain disruption. This information will ultimately assist efforts to develop and refine approaches for the conservation, management, and recovery of aquatic TES and ecosystems.

Publisher

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory SERDP Project SI-1332

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Federal Government Document, Public Domain

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