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The Sky is Falling II: Impact of Deposition Produced During the Static Testing of Solid Rocket Motors on Corn and Alfalfa
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Sky is Falling II: Impact of Deposition Produced During the Static Testing of Solid Rocket Motors on Corn and Alfalfa |
| Creator | Doucette, William J. Mendenhall, Scout McNeill, Laurie S. Heavilin, Justin |
| Description | Tests of horizontally restrained rocket motors at the ATK facility in Promontory, Utah,USA result in the deposition of an estimated 1.5 million kg of entrained soil and combustion products (mainly aluminum oxide, gaseous hydrogen chloride and water) on the surrounding area. The deposition is referred to as test fire soil (TFS). Farmers observing TFS deposited on their crops expressed concerns regarding the impact of this material. To address these concerns, we exposed corn and alfalfa to TFS... |
| Date | 2014-01-01T08:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/water_rep/676 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/water_rep/article/1676/viewcontent/Doucette_et_al_2014_Sky_is_falling_2.pdf |
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| Source | Reports |
| Publisher | Hosted by Utah State University Libraries |
| Subject | Rocket motor testing atmospheric deposition corn alfalfa chloride aluminum Civil and Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering |
