Munitions at the bottom of the Baltic Sea

(Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research) The bottom of the Baltic Sea is home to large quantities of sunken munitions, a legacy of the Second World War -- and often very close to shore. Should we simply leave them where they are and accept the risk of their slowly releasing toxic substances, or should we instead remove them, and run the risk of their falling apart -- or even exploding?

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 8, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news