Lewisite Detected During Well Installation Work

Posted At : May 20, 2008 6:16 AM | Posted By : Admin
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Denver, Colorado Air quality tests conducted during the installation of groundwater monitoring wells at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal indicated low levels of lewisite. The well installation work was being conducted in a restricted area of the installation where chemical agents were disposed of several decades earlier.

As a safety precaution workers were reportedly wearing protective gear during the installation of the well. There were no reports of injuries but well installation work has been suspended in the area.

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Army to Destroy CWM Munitions Uncovered From Training Range

Posted At : April 15, 2008 10:57 AM | Posted By : Admin
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Oahu' Hawaii The Army plans to spend the next three weeks disposing of 71 WWI and WWII era CWM filled chemical rounds uncovered at Schofield Barracks. The rounds were uncovered between June 2004 and September 2006 when a training range was being cleared for use by the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The destruction will take place in a portable detonation chamber in a remote area at Schofield Barracks near the training facility known as the "Grenade House".

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USACE Puts RCWM Excavation on Hold

Posted At : December 13, 2007 1:25 PM | Posted By : Admin
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Spring Valley, Washington, D.C. the USACE has put a temporary hold on digging activities at the Spring Valley recovered chemical warfare materiel (RCWM) site. The reason for the temporary restriction on digging is due to concerns that the safety precautions and engineering controls currently in place may not be adequate enough. Engineering controls and safety plans are based in part upon the Munition with the Greatest Fragmentation Distance (MGFD), which is usually (not always) the munition with the largest quantity of explosives.

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Unexploded Incendiary Device Found Along with CAIS Kits

Posted At : May 4, 2007 3:22 AM | Posted By : Admin
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  an unexploded incendiary device was found at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge. Members of the Army's 22d Chemical Battalion (Tech Escort) found the item as they were working on the recovery of recently discovered Chemical Agent Identification Set (CAIS) vials. Tech Escort was initially called to the scene after a Boy Scott digging for crystal found the first CAIS vial. Reportedly, the boy accidentally broke the bottle and experienced some symptoms of exposure including coughing, burning eyes, and a runny nose. Fortunately, it was reported that he has no lingering ill effects.

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