Defense Industries: Science and Technology Related to Security: Impact of Conventional Munitions on Environment and Population
Author: Pelagio Castelo Branco, Dr. Hiltmar Schubert, Professor Jose Campos
Published by Springer Netherlands
ISBN: 978-1-4020-2793-2
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2795-6

Table of Contents:

The Impact of Munition on the Environment in a Global View
Safety and Compatibility in service of Munitions and Explosives in Romania
Energetic Materials-Models, Micro-measurements and Results
Safety Aspects of Combustible Gases and Vapours
Cookoff Test Models and Results
Micro Slapper Initiators
Environmental Problems related to Explosives and Ammunition. The Present Situation in Romania
Environmental Impact of Munitions on Military Proving Grounds
Safety Effects Caused by Insensitive Munitions
Insensitive Munitions and Green Energetics - Ways of Meeting the Need
Green Energetics at Indian Head Division. Navel Surface Warefare Center
Energetic Materials – Synthesis and Development of Insensitive and Green Compounds
Replacement of Toxic and Ecotoxic Components of Military Smokes for Screening
Today's Standardized Survivability Tests
Storage, Handling and Transportation of Ammunition after Reduction of 50% of the Existing in 1990. Security Involvement and Environmental Problems
Possible Hazards of Propellants Connected with their Chemical Composition and Decomposition
Oxidation of Unsymmmetrical Dimethyl Hydrazine over Oxide and Noble Metal Catalysts. Solution of Environmental Problems of Production, Storage and Disposal of Highly Toxic Rocket Fuels
Investigations of Risks Connected to Sea Dumped Munitions
Demilitarisation and Related Environmental Research on Munition at FOI
Detection of the Composition of the Unknown Ordnance by Means of Nuclear Non-Destructive Techniques

"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Defense Industries: Science and Technology Related to Security: Impact of Conventional Munitions on Environment and Population, Porto, Portugal, 28-31 October 2001."--T.p. verso
"Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division."
Includes bibliographical references
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