Mustard Leak Reported at Deseret Depot

Workers at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Utah on Thursday found a minute amount of mustard agent vapor leaking from the plug of a container, the U.S. Army said (see GSN, Oct. 12, 2006).

Less than 1 milliliter of agent escaped the bulk container before workers tightened the plug.  No mustard vapor escaped the storage igloo (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Feb. 8).

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