Mustard Agent Leak Found at Deseret Chemical Depot

Nearly two cups of mustard agent leaked from a 155 mm projectile at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Utah, contaminating nearby munitions before workers found the leak Tuesday, the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency said (see GSN, May 9).

Workers wearing protective gear cleaned up the spill, sealed the leaking munition and a second projectile in airtight containers and decontaminated adjacent projectiles.

No mustard vapor escaped from the filtered storage unit, said an Army press release (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, July 24).

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