{"id":8210,"date":"2021-05-18T15:17:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sastrade.si\/en\/?p=8210"},"modified":"2021-05-18T15:21:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:21:05","slug":"industrial-vacuum-cleaner-for-the-collection-of-gunpowder-explosive-powder-and-cartridge-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sastrade.si\/en\/industrial-vacuum-cleaner-for-the-collection-of-gunpowder-explosive-powder-and-cartridge-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial vacuum cleaner for the collection of gunpowder, explosive powder and cartridge cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

If not removed continuously,\u00a0gunpowder<\/b>,\u00a0explosive<\/b>\u00a0powder<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0cartridge<\/b>\u00a0cases<\/b>\u00a0residues in\u00a0shooting ranges<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0military warehouses and centers<\/b> can pose a risk to human health \u2013 and so to the staff, the customers and all those directly or indirectly coming into contact with this material.<\/p>\n

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Why are gunpowder and cartridge cases considered hazardous materials?<\/b><\/p>\n

Gunpowder is made of, among others,\u00a0lead\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0barium nitrate<\/strong>. These substances can be found in ammunitions, bullets and trigger ammunition.
\nWhen hitting surfaces such as ceilings, floors and walls, the bullet releases lead dust mixed with the lubricants used on the firearm, consequently dispersing into the air.
\nResidues in circumscribed spaces such as\u00a0shooting ranges<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0military warehouses and centers<\/strong>\u00a0must be properly and constantly removed, otherwise they may pose a risk to human health, both if\u00a0inhaled<\/strong>\u00a0and as\u00a0explosive ignition sources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The importance of cleaning<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most common cleaning operations made to remove unexploded power residues from firing positions in shooting ranges are:<\/p>\n