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Baltic Sea contains a dark legacy of ca. 50.000 tons of dumped chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and at least 200.000 tons of conventional munitions originating from the WWI and II. In addition, c.a. 45.000 tons of CWAs and c.a. 150.000 tons of conventional munitions were dumped in Skagerrak and 20.000 tons of CWA outside Måseskär. There is a constant release of contaminants, either due to corrosion of the shells or due to anthropogenic disturbance. 
​The question which DAIMON project (2016-2019) took up is how to proceed with the identified underwater warfare objects. Remediation or no action are subject to heated disputes among the decision-makers. Since there cannot be a general answer to this question, we developed decision aid tools to support the Baltic Sea Region governments and companies in case-to-case decision-making:

• Decision Support System for marine munitions (DSS)

• Baltic Sea munitions' database
• Catalogue of the Baltic Sea munitions' types
• Eco-Tox Toolbox for the detection of warfare agents

​Goal of the extension project DAIMON 2 (2019-2021) is to popularise those decision-aid tools and train their administrative end-users around the Baltic Sea.

Decision Aid for Marine Munitions: Practical Application
is an international applied-science project consisting of partners from Poland, Germany, Sweden, Finland and Norway collaborating with experts worldwide, united by the goal of solving the problem of underwater munitions. It is part-financed by the EU INTERREG Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014-2020.