Mustard Agent Leak Detected at Deseret

Workers at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Utah on Tuesday found mustard agent vapor leaking from two over-packed 155 mm projectiles, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Dec. 21, 2004).

The workers subsequently placed the munitions in larger airtight containers, and no vapor escaped into the environment, according to the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (Associated Press/KSLTV5, Jan. 4).

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