Military
Wants Nerve Gas Waste Dumped Into Delaware River
POSTED:
9:06 am EDT September 14, 2006
UPDATED:
9:18 am EDT September 14, 2006
DEEPWATER,
N.J. -- The Defense Department said
it could save up to $400 million by sending its chemical weapon waste
to DuPont's Chambers Works plant for treatment.
The waste would come from stockpiles of mustard gas and nerve agents
from Kentucky and Colorado chemical plants.The DuPont facility has
already treated waste from a mustard agent stockpile in Aberdeen, Md.
The company is also seeking approval to treat wastewater from a nerve
agent neutralization project in Indiana.Although
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said DuPont could treat
the Indiana waste without threatening water quality, environmentalists
remain concerned.
They want the state of Delaware to hold hearings on the proposal.