2006 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 5 Feb 2006 09:45:22 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Chloropicrin found at Schofield range (HI)
 
Toxin found at Schofield range 

By William Cole
Honolulu Advertiser 
February 4, 2006


The agent chloropicrin, used in World War I chemical weapons, was found
in unexploded ordnance during the cleanup of a Schofield Barracks firing
range for Stryker Brigade use, officials said.

The Army yesterday said six of 14 munitions tested contain the
asphyxiator, which causes tearing and throat irritation, and fluid to
enter the lungs.

Initial X-rays showed the munitions to be filled with liquid and to have
unstable fuses that make them unsafe to move. Demolition experts have
recommended destroying them in place.

An additional 138 munitions recovered from the range in recent months
are in secured storage at Schofield and will undergo testing using a
portable isotopic neutron spectroscopy system that uses gamma rays to
identify a chemical signature, the Army said.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060204/NEWS08/602040352/1018/NEWS

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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