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Aneirin -> Green bullets (12/20/2009 3:09:42 AM)
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I do hope all you enviromentally conscious gun toting CM people are using Green Bullets and here, what the USAF say about it.
Anyways, I was wondering about all this ACC stuff, and our current impact on the planet with regards to activities of war. I wished to know if the detonation of munitions used in the theatre of war was impacting our land, more than just making holes. Surprisingly, I cannot find a great deal of information on it bar the lead contamination of ground and there ground water run off from firing ranges, but I am aware, that the chemical process in detonation of explosive compounds creates gases, which might be hazardous to health. Some detonation chemicals are listed in this book overview, but it has occurred that with the war in Afghanistan going on, following a war in Iraq, and rumours of further conflicts to be fought, just what is the scale of enviromental pollution from the battlefield munition detonations that are occurring ?
Well, we have heat most definately, a by product of chemical reaction explosive detonation used in launching projectiles, then we have explosive chemicals designed for the instantaneous expansion of forces, IED's and purpose designed weaponry, mines, bombs, shells etc. There is also an expulsion of the gases used in the explosive detonation to launch a projectile and gases from detonation of explode on contact weapons. Once these things have done their job, what is left, what chemicals are airborne in the enviroment, and intermingling with the ground soil, can, is what is left over a concern ?
Never mind nuclear and chemical weapons, they create their own problems, the '51-'62 Nevada nuclear tests, the enviromental impact has been well documented and found to be of concern, but hey, the military got their results.
So, I will get to the cruxt of what I am thinking, is what the military are doing and have done contributing to the changes that the researchers report on, nuclear testing, use of chemical weapons, and the use of conventional explosive weapons, they have to have an after effect, but is it a cause for concern ?
How much in average heat is created chemically by munition detonation per day, what additional chemicals are becoming airborne and what effects on ground and there ground water run off is there I wonder.
Oh, and lets not forget, fossil fuel combustion engined vehicles used in war are not exactly tuned for or have any enviromental considerations, they need maximum performance and the fuel is provided free of charge.
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