Increased impact sensitivity in ageing high explosives: Analysis of Amatol extracted from explosive remnants of war

Millions of tonnes of explosive remnants of war remain in nature, and the volume is continuously growing. The explosive legacy of wars represents an increasing threat to the environment and to societal safety and security. As munitions continue to deteriorate, harmful constituents will eventually leak into the environment, poisoning ecological receptors and contaminating the surrounding soil and groundwater. Deteriorating munitions may also become increasingly sensitive to external stimuli and may be susceptible to accidental detonation. To thoroughly assess how to address these ageing munitions, we must first establish certain threshold values for the safe and secure handling and final disposal of the explosive ordnance. One key factor is to establish how the impact sensitivity of the explosives evolves over time. In the present work, we investigated the high explosive substance Amatol extracted from ageing explosive remnants of war. The results obtained in the analysis indicate that t...战争遗留爆炸物以数百万吨计仍留存于自然环境中，且其总量仍在持续增长。战争遗留的爆炸物隐患正对自然环境与社会公共安全构成日益严峻的威胁。随着弹药持续老化变质，其中的有害成分最终会渗漏至环境中，毒害生态受体并污染周边土壤与地下水。老化变质的弹药对外界刺激的敏感性也会不断提升，更易发生意外起爆。为全面评估如何处置这类老化弹药，我们首先需要为爆炸军械的安全操作与最终处置设定相关阈值标准。其中一项核心要素是明确炸药的撞击感度随时间的变化规律。本研究针对从老化战争遗留爆炸物中提取的高爆炸药阿马托（Amatol）展开了分析。本次分析所得结果表明……