Land mines may set
off little buzzers
Honeybees that pick up explosive
residues while foraging may serve as a new way to locate hidden land
mines.
Further Readings:
Wu, C. 1998. Digging in the
dirt. Science News 153(March 28):202.
______. 1997. Chemical buzz.
Science News 151(May 24):324.
For more information on using honeybees to locate land mines and
environmental contaminants, visit the University of Montana, Missoula
"Bee Alert!" Web site at http://biology.dbs.umt.edu/bees/default.htm,
the Sandia National Laboratories Web site at http://www.sandia.gov/media/minebees.htm
(The news release at this site also gives links to Web sites about
landmines and demining efforts.), and the Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory Web site at http://www.pnl.gov/news/1999/99-13.htm.
Sources:
Susan Bender
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800
Albuquerque, NM 87185-1411
Jerry J. Bromenshenk
University of Montana
DOE/EPSCoR
Montana Organization for Research in Energy
Missoula, MT 59812-1002
Ronald W. Gilbert
Battelle
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
P.O. Box 999, Mailstop Code K5-17
Richland, WA 99352
George Zahaczewsky
OASD SO/LIC F&R (RTA)
Room 1A674B
2500 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-2500
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 19, May 8, 1999, p. 294.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
