Objects Other Than Buried Landmines

These obviously include UXO,1 IEDs,2 and other ERW,3 but also may include similar objects underwater, buried in the seabed. There are also abandoned mining and construction sites that may need to be searched for old explosives. No matter which type object we may hypothesize as the source of molecules found, we need to follow similar reasoning to locate that source. 

In particular, the study of plumes of molecules released in water from a submerged source has been the focus of substantial research. The migration of the molecules from within or from the surface of a submerged, buried munition is similar to the case of munitions buried in the ground. Following that release there is little similarity. Almost no work has been done to date to examine the processes that affect the molecules released from an object buried in the seabed. This may form a fruitful area for research. 

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