Sciencedirect – Widespread environmental contamination from relic munitions in the southwestern Baltic Sea

Explosive chemicals were detected at trace (pmol – nmol) levels in water and sediments throughout the German Baltic Sea.

Explosive chemicals were primarily found in the dissolved phase, not adsorbed on particles or in sediments.

Contamination hotspots were associated with known WWII-era munition dumpsites.

An oceanographic model implemented TNT dissolution and degradation and successfully reproduced the observed distribution.

Results show chemical release and spread from historical sea-dumped waste, which may negatively impact marine ecosystems

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