TY - JOUR PY - 1997// TI - Disposal of chemical weapons in the Baltic Sea JO - Science of the total environment A1 - Glasby, G. P. SP - 267 EP - 273 VL - 206 IS - 2-3 N2 - Large quantities of chemical warfare agents were dumped in the Baltic Sea after World War II (WWII). This included 32,000 t of chemical munitions containing approximately 11,000 t of chemical warfare agents which were dumped into the Bornholm Basin and 2000 t of chemical munitions containing approximately 1000 t in the Gotland Basin. Because this material was contained in wooden crates, it was distributed throughout the Baltic. The long-term environmental impact of these agents is unknown.

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