Designation:E2552−08(Reapproved2014)StandardGuideforAssessingtheEnvironmentalandHumanHealthImpactsofNewEnergeticCompounds1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2552;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONSustainingtrainingoperationswhilemaintainingforcehealthisvitaltonationalsecurity.Researcheffortsareunderwaytoidentifyenergeticsubstancesthathavenegligibleenvironmentalimpactsandimplementtheminmilitarymunitions.Thisguideisintendedtoprovideastandardizedmethodtoevaluatethepotentialenvironmentalimpactsofprospectivecandidateenergeticsubstances.Thisguideisintendedforusebytechnicalpersonswithabroadknowledgeofriskassessment,fateandtransportprocesses,andtoxicologytoproviderecommendationstotheresearchchemistorengineerregardingtheenvironmentalconsequencesofuse.1.Scope1.1Thisguideisintendedtodeterminetherelativeenvi-ronmentalinfluenceofnewmunitionconstituents,consistentwiththeresearchanddevelopment(R&D)levelofeffortandisintendedtobeappliedinalogical,tieredmannerthatparallelsboththeavailablefundingandthestageofresearch,development,testing,andevaluation.Specifically,conserva-tiveassumptions,relationships,andmodelsarerecommendedearlyintheresearchstage,andasthemunitiontechnologyismatured,empiricaldatawillbedevelopedandused.Munitionconstituentsmayincludefuels,oxidizers,explosives,binders,stabilizers,metals,dyes,andothercompoundsusedintheformulationtoproduceadesiredeffect.Munitionsystemsrangefromprojectiles,grenades,rockets/missiles,trainingsimulators,smokesandobscurants.Giventhecomplexityofissuesinvolvedintheassessmentofenvironmentalfateandeffectsandthediversityofthemunitionsystemsused,thisguideisbroadinscopeandnotintendedtoaddresseveryfactorthatmaybeimportantinanenvironmentalcontext.Rather,itisintendedtoreduceuncertaintyatminimalcostbyconsiderin...
