TY  - JOUR
AU  - Baselt, Ivo
AU  - Skejic, Adis
AU  - Zindović, Budo
AU  - Bender, Jens
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://grafar.grf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3123
AB  - Landmines and explosive remnants of war are still present in the Western Balkans and remain a deadly legacy of the hostilities at the end of the 20th century. Over the years, several incidents have occurred in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Serbia, and in Croatia where intact ordnance has caused injuries and fatalities. Floods, torrential flows, and gravitational mass movements pose a particular threat. Landmines and explosive remnants of war are mobilized and displaced into previously uncontaminated areas. We first discuss the historical and technical background of this hazardous situation. We then show which hydro-morphological processes are responsible for the mobilization and displacement. We then illustrate how a prediction of the likely contaminated areas can be obtained. We show that the problem can only be tackled using a stochastic-deterministic model. However, for the eventual development of risk-hazard maps, preliminary work using laboratory experiments and field surveys is required. The article, therefore, proposes a novel approach to the problem in an international research project. The aim would be to produce risk-hazard maps that can be used by elected decision-makers, administrative authorities, and emergency personnel in affected municipalities.
PB  - MDPI, Basel, Switzerland
T2  - Geosciences
T1  - Geologically-Driven Migration of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War—A Feature Focusing on the Western Balkans
IS  - 6
SP  - 178
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.3390/geosciences13060178
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Baselt, Ivo and Skejic, Adis and Zindović, Budo and Bender, Jens",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Landmines and explosive remnants of war are still present in the Western Balkans and remain a deadly legacy of the hostilities at the end of the 20th century. Over the years, several incidents have occurred in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Serbia, and in Croatia where intact ordnance has caused injuries and fatalities. Floods, torrential flows, and gravitational mass movements pose a particular threat. Landmines and explosive remnants of war are mobilized and displaced into previously uncontaminated areas. We first discuss the historical and technical background of this hazardous situation. We then show which hydro-morphological processes are responsible for the mobilization and displacement. We then illustrate how a prediction of the likely contaminated areas can be obtained. We show that the problem can only be tackled using a stochastic-deterministic model. However, for the eventual development of risk-hazard maps, preliminary work using laboratory experiments and field surveys is required. The article, therefore, proposes a novel approach to the problem in an international research project. The aim would be to produce risk-hazard maps that can be used by elected decision-makers, administrative authorities, and emergency personnel in affected municipalities.",
publisher = "MDPI, Basel, Switzerland",
journal = "Geosciences",
title = "Geologically-Driven Migration of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War—A Feature Focusing on the Western Balkans",
number = "6",
pages = "178",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.3390/geosciences13060178"
}

Baselt, I., Skejic, A., Zindović, B.,& Bender, J.. (2023). Geologically-Driven Migration of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War—A Feature Focusing on the Western Balkans. in Geosciences
MDPI, Basel, Switzerland., 13(6), 178.
https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13060178

Baselt I, Skejic A, Zindović B, Bender J. Geologically-Driven Migration of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War—A Feature Focusing on the Western Balkans. in Geosciences. 2023;13(6):178.
doi:10.3390/geosciences13060178 .

Baselt, Ivo, Skejic, Adis, Zindović, Budo, Bender, Jens, "Geologically-Driven Migration of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War—A Feature Focusing on the Western Balkans" in Geosciences, 13, no. 6 (2023):178,
https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13060178 . .