APOPO project in Mozambique , Training rats to sniff out landmines

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The APOPO project (a joint venture between Belgium and Tanzanian researchers) has successfully trained sniffer rats to detect explosives and has now developed this unusual idea into a competitive technology. The theory behind the process is termed vapour detection and is based on the fact that every item releases a specific odour signature. For landmine detection, APOPO traces the vapour of the explosive emitted from mines by using the extreme sensitivity of a rat’s nose.

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Location: Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo credit: © Ian Wood / Alamy / Afripics
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