Chemical Weapons Elimination: Engineering Controls

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice.
• Description:
  Engineering controls are the first line of defense in protecting the public when a chemical agent is being destroyed at one of the Department of Defense’s chemical weapons disposal facilities:
  
  • Airborne chemical vapors are contained within the disposal facility by a strong airflow system that pulls air toward the main operations area and special exhaust outlets.
  
  • Strong exhaust airflow means that air can only move in one direction – back into the facility. This keeps contaminated air from escaping from the facility.
  
  • Air captured by the exhaust system goes through special carbon filters that effectively removes the chemical agent.
  
  • Air is monitored throughout the process by sensitive equipment on back-up power supplies to ensure chemical agents do not escape into worker areas or the community.
  
  
• 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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