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TitleNitrostarch Slurry As A Blasting Agent For Snow Safety Work
SubjectAvalanches; blasting agent; nitrostarch
DescriptionLaChapelle, Edward R., March 1966. Nitrostarch slurry as a blasting agent for snow safety work. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Wasatch National Forest, Alta Avalanche Study Center, Miscellaneous Report No. 11, 4 pp.

A type of high explosive known as nitrostarch slurry has recently become available and has been suggested on several occasions as suitable for snow safety operations such as avalanche blasting. The basic explosive ingredient of this compound is nitrostarch, which is combined with certain other elements and a gelling agent.
CreatorLaChapelle, Edward R.
PublisherDigitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
ContributorsU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Wasatch National Forest, Alta Avalanche Study Center
Date.original1966-03
Typetext
Formatapplication/pdf
Date.digital2009-06-16
IdentifierNo.11.pdf
SourceU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Wasatch National Forest, Alta Avalanche Study Center
Languageeng
RelationAlta Avalanche Study Center, Miscellaneous Report No. 11
Geographic LocationAlta, Utah
RightsDigital image copyright 2009, University of Utah. All rights reserved.
ProvenanceJ. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections [TA714 .L33 1966]