title: Waste explosives and other hazardous materials--hazard potential and remedial measures: an overview.
abstract: A large amount of energetic materials including propellants, high explosives, pyrotechnics are subjected to disposal either due to expiry of their useful life or rejection in the manufacturing process. The environmental regulations do not allow the hazardous materials for open burning / detonation in view of the health hazard involved in these operations. The present paper describes the hazard potential of energetic materials and associated hazardous chemicals. It also deals with global technological status for remedial measures of hazardous chemicals along with their merits and demerits.
authors.affiliation: High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Asthana
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Ila
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Ghole
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004782:Environmental Health; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D004867:Equipment Design; D053834:Explosive Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D017745:Incineration; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012492:Salts; D018505:Waste Management / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012492:Salts