Explosives and the Environment

What you will learn

On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

• Explain the chemical and physical behaviour of explosives in the environment,
• Defend decisions made on environmental grounds can be balanced with operational capabilities and cost effectiveness over the whole life cycle of a product/project (CADMID),
• Evaluate potential pollutant linkages between explosive sources and environmental receptors,
• Select appropriate mitigation, remediation and management solutions for explosives contamination.

Core content

• The use of explosives in the environment,
• The effects on the environment,
• Environmental risk assessment of explosives,
• Contaminated air, land and water,
• Soil systems and sampling techniques,
• Environmental issues through life of explosives.

Credit towards further study

When taken as an accredited short course, 10 credit points can be put towards the Explosives Ordnance Engineering MSc.

Find out more about accredited short courses.

Who should attend

Students must have successfully completed the Introduction to Explosives Engineering course or have relevant experience in order to take this as an accredited short course.

There are no prerequisites if taken as a standalone short course.

Speakers

Dr Tracey Temple

Guest speakers will also give lectures.

Concessions

A limited number of MOD sponsored places are available. 

Location and travel

Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS) is a Cranfield School based at the Ministry of Defence establishment on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire borders.

Shrivenham itself lies in the picturesque Vale of the White Horse, close to the M4 motorway which links London and South Wales. It is 7 miles from Swindon, the nearest town, which lies off the M4 at the hub of Britain’s motorway network.

Bath, Cheltenham, Bristol and Oxford are all within an hour’s drive and London less than two hours away by car.

All visitors must be pre-booked in at reception by the person they are visiting on the campus.

For further location and travel details