Chemical Weapons Elimination: Methods used to destroy chemical warfare agents

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice.
• Description:
  In 1986, Congress passed PL 99-145 (50 USC 1521) that mandated destruction of the stockpile of lethal chemical warfare agents in the United States. These include nerve agents and blister agents (vesicants). Most stockpiles of U.S. chemical warfare agents have been destroyed.
  
  U.S. chemical warfare agents are destroyed using incineration technology (five sites) or the Department of Defense’s (DoD) neutralization process (four sites). The U.S. stockpile of these agents was stored at nine sites, either in large containers or as assembled weapons and munitions. A chemical agent disposal facility was built at each site for use in destroying its individual stockpile.
  
  Incineration -- Neutralization: Maryland and Indiana -- Neutralization: Colorado and Kentucky -- For More Information.
  
  
• 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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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/130776/cdc_130776_DS1.pdf
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