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Explosive derived contaminants may have adverse effects on the environmental as well as human health. In addition to their military use in warfare, explosives are also used in construction and demolition. Of greatest concern to the environment are secondary explosives, such as TNT, RDX, and HMX because they are produced and used in the greatest ...
Environmental impact of transport; Environmental impact of aviation Environmental impact of the petroleum industry — Exhaust gas • Waste tires • Motor vehicle emissions and pregnancy • Externalities of automobiles Environmental impact of shipping (Cruise ships in Europe • Cruise ships in the United States)
This article is a list of environmental disasters. In this context it is an annotated list of specific events caused by human activity that results in a negative effect on the environment . Main article: Environmental disaster
Explosives, such as TNT, DNT, and RDX, cause chemical pollution and induce acute intoxication and long-term mutagenic effects in people. TNT is easily absorbed through skin and mucous membranes. Depending on the dose, its cancerogenic effects can induce alopecia, anemia, liver failure, and cataracts, and change blood composition.
List of nuclear weapons tests and High explosive nuclear effects testing; List of accidents and disasters by death toll; List of accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition; SS Richard Montgomery, a Liberty ship that sank in the Thames Estuary off Kent, England, in 1944, with a cargo of 1.4 kt of high explosives. As of ...
This list of global issues presents problems or phenomena affecting people around the world, including but not limited to widespread social issues, economic issues, and environmental issues. Organizations that maintain or have published an official list of global issues include the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.
An accidental explosion of ammunition, during transport or storage, can be lethal and have far-reaching affects, especially on the population and environment around it. Between 1997 and 2007, there were 120 accidental ammunition storage explosions, killing more than 3,500 people.
Although outlawed in some parts of the world, the practice remains widespread in Southeast Asia, as well as in the Aegean Sea and coastal Africa. In the Philippines, where the practice has been well-documented, [ 2 ] blast fishing was known prior to World War I , as this activity is mentioned by Ernst Jünger in his book Storm of Steel . [ 3 ]