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| | Discovery Channel :: News :: 'Green' Explosives Invented (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | Prior studies suggest that people who frequently use guns and other explosives, such as miners, FBI shooting range employees, and military personnel, could be at risk for toxic levels of lead in their blood. |
 | | Huynh told Discovery News, "Unlike lead primaries, the inorganic primaries can be safely manufactured in many variants from physical appearances (sizes of particles and shapes of crystals) to chemical composition. |
 | | She explained that primary explosives must be insensitive to light; sensitive to detonation but not too sensitive for handling and transport; thermally stable to at least 392° Fahrenheit; chemically stable for extended periods; free of toxins like lead, mercury, silver, barium, and antimony; and free of perchlorate, which has been linked to thyroid problems. |
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