Microbial deactivation of explosive compositions

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PATENT NO 9814918
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A method of deactivating an explosive composition being used in a blasting operation, which method comprises exposing the explosive composition to a micro-organism that is indigenous to the environment in which the explosive composition is being used and that is capable of producing an enzyme that degrades the explosive composition, wherein the explosive composition has associated with it a chemical inducing agent that promotes production of the enzyme by the micro-organism.

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ORICA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD70 ANSON ROAD #07-02 HUB SYNERGY POINT 079905 SINGAPORE

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Brearley, Clint Montmorency, AU 1 1
Goodridge, Richard Parker, US 4 31
Kotsonis, Steven Brunswick, AU 8 41
Liu, Kaiyan Bundoora, AU 3 2
Smylie, Thomas Kurri Kurri, AU 5 35

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