Can seafood from marine sites of dumped World War relicts be eaten?

E Maser, JS Strehse - Archives of Toxicology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Since World War I, considerable amounts of warfare materials have been dumped
at seas worldwide. After more than 70 years of resting on the seabed, reports suggest that …

[HTML][HTML] Interpol review of the analysis and detection of explosives and explosives residues

DJ Klapec, G Czarnopys, J Pannuto - Forensic science …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The authors would first recommend that readers review the previous three review papers
from 2013, 2016 and 2019 [22–24]. Those may have some articles on technology that …

[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 …

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 …

Reshaping the microenvironment and bacterial community of TNT-and RDX-contaminated soil by combined remediation with vetiver grass (Vetiveria ziznioides) and …

X Yang, J Lai, Y Zhang, X Luo - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Explosive pollutants remaining in global soils are serious threats to human health and
ecological safety. Soils contaminated by trinitrotoluene (TNT) and cyclotrimethylene …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic activation of 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene; a case for ROS-induced cell damage

AG Adomako-Bonsu, J Jacobsen, E Maser - Redox Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The explosive compound 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) is well known as a major
component of munitions. In addition to its potential carcinogenicity and mutagenicity in …

Trinitro‐orcinolate and Trinitro‐resorcinate–Sensitivity Trends in Nitroaromatic Energetic Materials

S MJ Endraß, A Neuer, TM Klapötke… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Methyl‐2, 4, 6‐trinitrobenzene‐1, 3‐diol (trinitro‐orcinol, H2TNO) as a close structural
relative to the well‐known energetic materials trinitroresorcinol (styphnic acid) and …

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 …

Spatial structure and biodiversity of macrofauna around marine munition dumpsites–A case study from the Baltic Sea

AA Vedenin, I Kröncke, AJ Beck, A Bodenbinder… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal German waters contain about 1.6 million tons of dumped munition, mostly left after
World Wars. This study investigated the benthic macrofauna around the 'Kolberger …