Mustard Vapor Detected at Umatilla Chemical Depot

Workers at the Umatilla Chemical Depot in Oregon detected minute levels of mustard vapor yesterday while inspecting a storage structure holding bulk containers, the U.S. Army announced (see GSN, July 27).

Passive filter systems installed in the depot’s storage igloos prevent mustard gas from escaping into the environment.  Depot workers placed a powered filter system on the igloo, and planned to find, inspect and decontaminate the leaking container (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Aug. 15).

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