Defense sites are contaminated with explosives, which are released during manufacturing,
firing, testing and training operations; loading, assembly and packing activities; and …

While the immediate effect of explosives in armed conflicts is frequently in the public eye,
until recently, the insidious, longer-term corollaries of these toxic compounds in the …

Contamination from various sources is a global environmental and health threat, with mining
and military activities in particular having spread nitroaromatic compounds, such as 2, 4, 6 …

Abstract The nitrated compounds 2, 4-dinitrotoluene (2, 4-DNT), 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT),
and pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) are toxic xenobiotics widely used in various …

Aims To isolate and identify TNT‐transforming cultures from explosive‐contaminated soils
with the ability to produce biosurfactants. Methods and Results Bacteria (pure and mixed …

In the present study, an anaerobic microbial consortium for the degradation of hexahydro-1,
3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazine (RDX) was selectively enriched with the co-addition of RDX and …

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) is a nitrate ester explosive that may be persistent with
scarce reports on its environmental fate and impacts. Our main objective was to isolate and …

Several sources of explosive contamination, including partial detonations, improper storage,
and release during production and transport, lead to pollution, negative plant health, and …

Uno de los explosivos de uso más frecuente en Colombia es el tetranitrato de pentaeritritol
(PETN), de origen sintético. Este es frecuentemente utilizado en la fabricación de …

Los artefactos explosivos han sido herramienta fundamental en las diferentes guerras que
han marcado la historia. Los países que han utilizado estos artefactos como método de …