Rationale for list of regulated substances under Canadian Environmental Protection Act: exhibit 4
Exhibit 4: Affected Distances for Commercial High Explosives Based on the Scaling Law, Assuming TNT Equivalency of One (Peak Overpressure = 0.4 - 3.0 psi)
| Quantity kg (lbs) | 2.72 kPa (0.4 psi) |
3.40 kPa (0.5 psi) |
6.80 kPa (1.0 psi) |
13.61 kPa (2.0 psi) |
20.41 kPa (3.0 psi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affected Distances for Various Overpressures (metres) | |||||
| 23 (50) | 97 | 79 | 48 | 29 | 22 |
| 45 (100) | 119 | 99 | 61 | 37 | 28 |
| 114 (250) | 160 | 134 | 83 | 50 | 38 |
| 450 (1,000) | 251 | 213 | 131 | 79 | 61 |
| 900 (2,000) | 326 | 269 | 165 | 100 | 77 |
| 2 270 (5,000) | 431 | 365 | 224 | 136 | 104 |
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