Team:Bilkent UNAM Turkey/pops/TNT

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TNT or 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene was first produced in the late 19th century, and used as the primary explosive by military forces in the world for several decades. The storage, usage, and disposal of TNT, a nitroaromatic, is a worldwide problem. TNT can enter into biological systems and constitutes a significant risk to human health. The adverse effects of TNT were indicated for humans such as irritation of the skin, liver function disturbances, disturbances of the erythrocytes, aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, methemoglobinemia, cataract or spermatozoa malformancy.  Furthermore, there is a high risk of contamination of food and water resources by TNT leakage from the contaminated areas, making the removal of TNT from the soil a high priority.
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TNT or 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene was produced in 1863 by Wilbrand, and then used as the primary explosive by military forces in the world for several decades. The storage, usage, and disposal of TNT is a worldwide problem. TNT can enter into biological systems and constitutes a significant risk to human health. The adverse effects of TNT were indicated for humans such as irritation of the skin, aplastic anemia, cataract or spermatozoa malformancy.  Furthermore, there is a high risk of contamination of food and water resources by TNT leakage from the contaminated areas. Thus, removal of TNT is highly important.

Revision as of 07:13, 17 September 2011

TNT or 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene was produced in 1863 by Wilbrand, and then used as the primary explosive by military forces in the world for several decades. The storage, usage, and disposal of TNT is a worldwide problem. TNT can enter into biological systems and constitutes a significant risk to human health. The adverse effects of TNT were indicated for humans such as irritation of the skin, aplastic anemia, cataract or spermatozoa malformancy. Furthermore, there is a high risk of contamination of food and water resources by TNT leakage from the contaminated areas. Thus, removal of TNT is highly important.

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