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United States: Regulators Approve Change to Disposal Plan at Aberdeen Maryland environmental officials yesterday approved a proposal to shorten the process of destroying mustard gas stockpiles at Aberdeen Proving Ground (see GSN, Jan. 10). The Maryland Environment Department has given the Army permission to remove the agent from storage containers manually, instead of using robots, Aberdeen spokesman Jeff Lindblad said. “There is no change in the technology, but what we will be doing is skipping a step in the process of destroying the mustard agent,” Lindblad said. The facility plans to begin disposing of the gas in March, Lindblad said. Before the effort begins, Maryland officials will test the disposal facility’s design and operational procedures, he added. Empty mustard gas agent storage containers are to be decontaminated by September 2004, Maryland officials said (Joe Nawrozki, Baltimore Sun, Dec. 11). For further information, see: U.S. Army Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization
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