Mustard Gas Leak Found at Pueblo Chemical Depot

Leaking mustard gas leaks was detected yesterday in a storage structure at the U.S. Army’s Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado, the Rocky Mountain News reported (see GSN, July 29).

“Initial air monitoring conducted by the depot's chemical crew detected a trace amount of mustard vapor inside the storage structure,” said the Army Chemical Materials Agency in a press release.

The leak, which was detected during routine monitoring, occurred in a structure that houses mustard gas-filled weapons that have leaked in the past, according to the News (Rocky Mountain News, Aug. 11).

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