Munitions

MEPs demand action over threat posed by chemical weapons in Baltic

According to the historical information available, sulfur mustard is the most abundant chemical warfare agent in the dumped munitions. This chemical agent poses a risk to humans who come into contact with it, and to organisms within its immediate vicinity, taking into account both short- and long-term effects. Helcom

A group of MEPs have written to the president of the European Commission demanding urgent action to neutralise unexploded chemical and conventional weapons lying on the bed of the Baltic Sea.

Munitions dump in Białowieza could explode triggering fire that ‘would wipe out hundreds of hectares of forest’, experts warn

The State Forest Authority warned that unless urgent action was taken, the ‘mysterious’ military facility in the town of Hajnówka that lies on the western edge of the forest could trigger a devastating fire.

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