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While the field of commercial explosives appears on the surface to be relatively mature, there continue to be notable innovations in formulations, manufacturing and delivery systems in order to meet challenging economic, environmental and regulatory demands.

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    D. Lynn Gordon, Jordan L. Arthur, Verlene Lovell & Lee F. McKenzie

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Gordon, D.L., Arthur, J.L., Lovell, V., McKenzie, L.F. (2017). Chemical Explosives. In: Kent, J., Bommaraju, T., Barnicki, S. (eds) Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52287-6_17

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