Chemical Weapons Elimination: Closing U.S. Chemical Warfare Agent Disposal Facilities

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice.
• Description:
  In 1997, the United States ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty and agreed to destroy its declared stockpile (approximately 30,500 tons) of chemical warfare agents by April 29, 2012 (revised date). In January 2012, the final mustard munition was destroyed at the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, resulting in the destruction of nearly 90% of the U.S. stockpile by the treaty date. Operations and plans continue for disposal of the remaining 2,700 tons at the remaining two sites in Kentucky and Colorado.
  
  The U.S. stockpile of chemical warfare agents (i.e., nerve agents and vesicants or blister agents) was stored at nine sites either in bulk containers or as assembled munitions. Chemical agent disposal facilities were built at each site to destroy the stockpile using either incineration or neutralization. The two organizations responsible for these activities are the
  
  • Chemical Materials Agency (renamed Chemical Materials Activity in 2012) and
  
  • Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives.
  
  Status of Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities -- Closure Process -- Closure Waste -- Land Use after CDFs Are Closed -- Public Participation.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chemical Warfare Agents Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Strategic Stockpile
• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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