What happens to RDX when it enters the environment?
• Particles of RDX can enter the air when it is disposed of by burning. • RDX can enter the water from disposal of waste water from Army ammunitions plants, and it can enter water or soil from spills or leaks from improper disposal at these plants or at hazardous waste sites. • RDX dissolves very slowly in water, and it also evaporates very slowly from water. • It does not cling to soil very strongly and can move into the groundwater from soil. • RDX can be broken down in air and water in a few hours, but it breaks down more slowly in soil. • RDX does not build up in fish or in people.
