ARMY STUDY SHOWS MUNITIONS USE HAS MINIMAL IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY

An ongoing study by the Army Environmental Center (AEC) and EPA on the air quality impacts of firing various munitions has so far not found significant contributions to air pollution from mortars, smoke-producing flares or other weapons being tested in the study, according to an AEC spokesman. The results are expected to influence future decisions about whether ranges should be allowed to operate both over the short and long term and what types of training can be conducted, the spokesman...