Mustard Agent Leak Detected at Deseret

Workers at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Utah on Wednesday detected a mustard agent leak in a storage igloo during routine monitoring operations, the U.S. Army announced in a press release (see GSN, Aug. 26).

Workers entered the storage structure and discovered that the agent originated in a leaking 155mm projectile. Crews decontaminated the area and there was no danger to workers or the environment, according to the Army (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Sept. 22).

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