Impact of Revised Airborne Exposure Limits on Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Program Activities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309095457)

The U.S. Army's Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel program is responsible for dismantling former chemical agent production facilities and destroying recovered chemical materiel. In response to congressional requirements, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), in 2003, recommended new airborne exposure limits (AELs) to protect workforce and public health during operations to destroy this materiel. To assist in meeting these recommended limits, the U.S. Army asked the NRC for a review of its implementation plans for destruction of production facilities at the Newport Chemical Depot and the operation of two types of mobile destruction systems. This report presents the results of that review. It provides recommendations on analytical methods, on airborne containment monitoring, on operational procedures, on the applicability of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and on involvement of workers and the public in implementation of the new AELs.

Author: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci,Board on Army Science and Technology
ISBN-10: 030909545X
ISBN-13: 9780309095457
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2005
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.40w x 0.30d