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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...
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Chapter 5 of the IED Clearance Good Practice Guide, “Basic Chemistry of Explosives and Hazards of Home-Made Explosives and Chemical Precursors"
The GICHD has developed this Chapter with the aim of improving the safety of mine action personnel as a first priority, but also ensuring that mine action programmes are dealing with this particular threat effectively to keep...
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Mine Detection Rats | APOPO | Efficiency and Effectiveness Study using MDR capability
As the laboratory rat is one of the most widely studied animals, the abundance of research on its olfactory capabilities is not surprising. However, very little information can be found on their landmine detection abilities....
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Information Management and Technology Development for Technical Survey in Mine Action
There is an emergent consensus that an excessive use of clearance resources in areas that may not contain landmines and/or explosive remnants of war (ERW) represents an error in miscalculation rather than justifiable prudence....
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UXO Lao Detection Trial Test Report
During the period November 27, 2014 to December 20, 2014, UXO Lao undertook a detection trial in Sepon. The primary objective was to assess the suitability and cost effectiveness of advanced detection systems of small ordnance....
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ERW Contamination in the Pacific Islands
The legacy of explosive remnants of war (ERW) has affected the daily lives of Pacific Islanders for more than 70 years. ERW contamination in the Pacific stems from conflict between the Allied forces and Japanese forces during...
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CEN Workshop Agreement, Test and Evaluation of Digger D-250
A test of the Digger D-250 was on request from the manufacture Digger DTR performed in Sweden by SWEDEC in May 2014. Performance and survivability tests were done in accordance with the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN)...
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Falkland Islands Malvinas Exploitation Report 2013
A series of three reports were published by the Demining Programme Office in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
This publication reports on exploitation work that was carried out on SB-33, SB-81 and P4B mines during Phase 1 of...
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Remote Explosive Scent Tracing REST
Remote Explosive Scent Tracing (REST) is a survey methodology based on using dogs and rats to detect landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). Systems similar to REST have been used in technical survey and mine clearance...
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Falkland Islands Malvinas Exploitation Report 2010
A series of three reports were published by the Demining Programme Office in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
This report outlines the technical support provided to the demining programme during the Austral summer of...
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A Guide to Road Clearance
Clearing roads prior to the deployment of peacekeeping units, or in support of humanitarian, reconstruction or development work, is a prerequisite to a safe and successful operation. However, road clearance is expensive and...
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