Environmental and human toxicology studies on explosive chemicals leaking from submerged munitions

E Maser, T Hartwig Bünning… - Propellants, Explosives …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This review provides an overview of 15 years of munitions research by the Institute of
Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig …

[HTML][HTML] Warship wrecks and their munition cargos as a threat to the marine environment and humans: The V 1302 “JOHN MAHN” from World War II

E Maser, TH Bünning, M Brenner, S Van Haelst… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In addition to endangering sea traffic, cable routes, and wind farms, sunken warship wrecks
with dangerous cargo, fuel, or munitions on board may emerge as point sources for …

Synthesizing the impact of sea-dumped munition and related chemicals on humans and the environment

J Barbosa, J Asselman, CR Janssen - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine environments are globally impacted by vast quantities of munition disposed following
both World Wars. Dumped munitions contain conventional explosives, chemicals warfare …

Release of ammunition-related compounds from a Dutch marine dump site

JH den Otter, D Pröfrock, TH Bünning, JS Strehse… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
After World War II, large amounts of ammunition were dumped in surface waters worldwide,
potentially releasing harmful and toxic compounds to the environment. To study their …

Ecotoxicological Risk of World War Relic Munitions in the Sea after Low-and High-Order Blast-in-Place Operations

E Maser, KJ Andresen, TH Bünning… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Submerged munitions from World War I and II are threatening human activities in the
oceans, including fisheries and shipping or the construction of pipelines and offshore …

Long-term trends for blue mussels from the German Environmental Specimen Bank show first evidence of munition contaminants uptake

JS Strehse, TH Bünning, J Koschorreck, A Künitzer… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Submerged munitions are present in marine waters across the globe. They contain
energetic compounds (ECs), such as TNT and metabolites thereof, which are considered …

Dumping military waste into Lake Superior: the historic legacies of secrecy, censorship, and uncertainty

E Charrière, N Langston - Water History, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, the issue of military waste disposal in oceans and seas has gained
significant attention; however, the impact of such waste in freshwater deposits has been …