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The Baltic Sea floor still holds large quantities of conven-tional and chemical munitions left over from the World Wars – an estimated 40,000 tonnes of chemical warfare agents alongside over one million tonnes of unexploded conventional ordnance.
Munition casings are corroding, and toxic compounds will be released into the marine environ-ment, posing threats to ecosystems, human health, fishing, shipping and offshore infrastructure.
