aDeDe, specialised company, was appointed to search and expose eventual present airplane bombs on the industrial district of Total, Rieme. Since 2004 people are busy removing the old acid tar lagoons. The chance on finding unexploded bombs during these works is real. The district and the environment were heavily bombed during WW2.

Part aDeDe

1. Before the start of the works: 

- Doing historical research of the company district and environment.

- Making risk analysis and safety and environment plans.

_{evolution lagoon 1940 until now (historical research)}  

2. During the works of rationalization:

The acid tar is removed from the lagoons and processed at place. The polluted soil is scraped off layer per layer afterwards. Previously every layer is detected by an expert of explosives. The gathered detectiondate is processed through software, compared with each other and projected on plan to define the exact position of the detected objects.

_{detection, processing, projection}

    _{calculation, safety distance, ways of protection}

The objects are approached and digged out under supervision of the eod-expert since August 21 2006. aDeDe is taking the necessary arrangements (safetyplans, risk analysis, placement of protection means, continues observation,...) to let the works pss through safe and reduce the risks to the acceptable. At exposure of an UXO, Dovo will be informed immediately.  Dovo defines which extra arrangements will be necessary to protect the environment.

On december 4th 2006 there's a previously detected bomb exposed.

More information or questions about the works:

www.evergem.be of via de infolijn 09/2160590

www.gent.be

www.oost-vlaanderen.be

www.avs.be

www.vrtnieuws.net

www.vtm.be