Assessment of Exposure-Response Functions for Rocket-Emission Toxicants

The US Air Force model estimates the possible types of adverse health effects for people who might be exposed to the ground cloud created by rocket exhaust during a normal launch. This book evaluates the model and the data used for three rocket emission toxicants: hydrogen chloride, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric acid.

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The U.S. Air Force is developing a model to assist commanders in determining when it is safe to launch rocket vehicles. The model estimates the possible number and types of adverse health effects for people who might be exposed to the ground cloud created by rocket exhaust during a normal launch or during an aborted launch that results in a rocket being destroyed near the ground.


Assessment of Exposure-Response Functions for Rocket-Emmission Toxicants evaluates the model and the data used for three rocket emission toxicants: hydrogen chloride, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric acid.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Executive Summary
Introduction
Description of the Launch Area Toxic Risk Analysis (LATRA) Model
Subpopulations Sensitive to Air Contamination
Effect Severity
Evaluation of the LATRA Exposure-Response Functions
Exposure-Response Functions for Rocket-Emission Toxicants
References
Appendix A: Air Force Exposure Limits for Rocket Emissions
Appendix B: Definitions of Current Exposure Guidance Levels
Appendix C: American Thoracic Society's List of Adverse Respiratory Health Effects
Appendix D: Acute Toxicity of Hydrogen Chloride
Appendix E: Acute Toxicity of Nitrogen Dioxide
Appendix F: Acute Toxicity of Nitric Acid