Title: Cleanup of chemical and explosive munitions
First published: 2008
Description: Only book of its kind that covers the cleanup of military weapons dumps, training ranges, and the contamination that stems from these sites world wide. The first edition made the Science Best Seller List. The second edition expands the knowledge base with more on underwater disposals and range sites which contaminate seafood and kill coral reefs. Special attention is paid to marine environments like the Great Lakes, North Sea, and Chesapeake Bay which tend to concentrate pollution. Book lists all known explosive and chemical weapons contaminants as well as nuclear disposals.
Subjects: Bombing and gunnery ranges, Chemical weapons disposal, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Bombing and gunnery ranges, Environmental aspects of Military bases, Explosive ordnance disposal, Hazardous waste site remediation, Military bases
Places: Thames River Doomsday Wreck, North Sea, Black Sea, European Battlefields, Ordnance Reef Hawaii
People: James Barton, retired Navy Seal, inventor of Underwater Ordnance Harvestor;  Robert Johnson, MD, Chesapeake Bay researcher;
LC classification: TD899.A76 A475 2008