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Underwater Explosive Ordnance

This publication offers an overview of international underwater explosive ordnance (EO) contamination, highlighting its impact, current management strategies and key challenges. Through literature review, data-driven analysis, and...

16/04/2025
Underwater Explosive Ordnance
  • Available in English
  • GICHD
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Guide to the Ageing of Explosive Ordnance in the Environment

The GICHD Guide to Ageing of Explosive Ordnance in the Environment seeks to provide a summary of what is known to date on this subject.  Building on research conducted by partners in the sector over recent decades, this guide is...

04/07/2023
Guide to the Ageing of Explosive Ordnance in the Environment
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  • GICHD
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Mechanical Application in Demining: Modernising Clearance Methods

01/12/2003
Mechanical Application in Demining: Modernising Clearance Methods
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  • Alexander Griffiths, GICHD, Leonard Kaminski, GICHD
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Scientific contributions to demining technology : beliefs, perceptions and realities

01/12/2003
Scientific contributions to demining technology : beliefs, perceptions and realities
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  • Ian G. McLean, GICHD
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Mine Detection Dogs: Training, Operations and Odour Detection

 The use of dogs for mine detection has expanded dramatically in the last ten years. However, research designed to explore and understand the issues underlying mine dog detection has not kept pace with that expansion. A poor...

01/06/2003
Mine Detection Dogs: Training, Operations and Odour Detection
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  • GICHD
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Remote Explosive Scent Tracing (REST), Genuine or a paper tiger

01/04/2003
Remote Explosive Scent Tracing (REST), Genuine or a paper tiger
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  • Ian McLean, GICHD, Havard Bach, GICHD
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Use of Mechanical Equipment in Mine Clearance

ine clearance programmes are based mainly on manual demining, a slow, dangerous and workintensive method. The use of mechanical clearance equipment is increasingly becoming acceptable to the demining community.The main roles for...

01/04/2003
Use of Mechanical Equipment in Mine Clearance
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  • Johannes Dirscherl, GICHD
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A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Frequency Domain Metal Detectors for Humanitarian Demining

(From the Summary) This thesis details an analysis of metal detectors (low frequency electromagnetic induction devices) with emphasis on Frequency Domain (FD) systems and the operational conditions of interest to humanitarian...

20/09/2002
A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Frequency Domain Metal Detectors for Humanitarian Demining
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  • Claudio Bruschini

Summary Report MINEBREAKER 2

 

Original report in German

 

01/01/2002
Summary Report MINEBREAKER 2
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  • T. Trar

Summary Report MINEBREAKER

Original report in German

01/01/2002
Summary Report MINEBREAKER
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  • T. Trar
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What the dog's nose knows

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...

01/09/2001
What the dog's nose knows
  • Available in English
  • Ian McLean (GICHD)

Commercial Systems for the Direct Detection of Explosives (for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tasks)

There are a number of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) tasks in which it is necessary to discriminate and identify UneXploded Ordnance (UXO) already detected by other means. What we seek is the capacity to characterize in a...

17/02/2001
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  • Claudio Bruschini (EPFL - LAP & VUB - ETRO)

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