Removing mines is necessarily a hazardous occupation.Unfortunately, mines are secretive by nature and design. A mine that cost US$5 to buy, 10 seconds to arm and 2 minutes to lay, will take a 12-person team a full day to locate and remove. The cost will be about US$1000. Clearly, any method for reducing that cost must be explored and exploited.
One solution is that most mysterious of mammalian senses: olfaction.
Category: Detection and clearance
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