Is Open Burning/Open Detonation of explosives obsolete?
February 14, 2018 By Harley Heaton, R&D Officer In the US, the only hazardous material that is still allowed to be burned in the open for destruction on an industrial scale is explosives. Open Burning and Open Detonation operations are used to destroy excess, obsolete, or unserviceable munitions and energetic (i.e., explosive) materials. All other …