Impact of unexploded ordnance in the Baltic Sea: Study detects toxic munitions chemicals in water samples
It is estimated that about 300,000 metric tons of unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain in the German Baltic Sea. Most of this ...
How Russia's war in Ukraine is poisoning the environment
Three years on, the war in Ukraine isn't only taking a toll on people's lives but has also been devastating for the ...
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Finland to build major TNT factory in Pori
The project's value exceeds 200 million euros. TNT (trinitrotoluene) is used in artillery and mortar ammunition. Demand for it has increased considerably due to the war in Ukraine. About a year ago, ...
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Limpet mines likely caused blasts on two tankers in Mediterranean Sea, sources say
The mines are attached to ships with magnets and usually contain TNT (trinitrotoluene) explosives that are triggered with a timer, one of the sources said. Greece's coastguard and armed forces are ...
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2 ordnance factory officers suspended after mortar shells left behind in wagon
The factory staff unloaded 24 out of 25 containers at Badmal and the goods train returned to Kantabanji station with one container of TNT (trinitrotoluene) shells. Sources said the shells are from ...