Mustard gas moved for disposal

02/18/2005

The Army has removed the last bulk chemical agent tanks from storage at Aberdeen Proving Ground, wrapping up one portion of a nationwide disposal project, officials reported Thursday. Under an international treaty, more than 1,600 tons of mustard gas agent were sent to Aberdeen for disposal, with wastewater from the project shipped to the DuPont Co. treatment plant in Deepwater, N.J., near the foot of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

Federal officials plan a meeting Monday to review accelerating the disposal of other chemical weapons stores and stockpiles around the country.

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02/17/2005
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02/01/2005
• Chemical weapons may be moved

01/14/2005
• Army's VX disposal plan in final review

10/07/2004
• N.J. lawmaker presses Army on VX

04/22/2004
• DuPont seeks OK to treat new wastes

04/20/2004
• Validity of DuPont's tests challenged

04/16/2004
• DuPont disposal plan called premature

04/15/2004
• Fear for the health of a river
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04/14/2004
• State joins global weapons debate
• Nerve agent disposal a political dilemma

04/09/2004
• Governors oppose nerve agent plan

04/08/2004
• House panel seeks halt to VX plan

04/04/2004
• State worries over VX project

04/01/2004
• Delaware Senate opposes VX plan

03/31/2004
• Army disputes risk of DuPont VX plan

03/24/2004
• CDC says DuPont misstated VX study

03/20/2004
• Army, DuPont defend VX plan

01/17/2004
• Input due on nerve agent dumping