Sarin gas leak at Ky. depot investigated

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Sarin gas leak at Ky. depot investigated
By James R. Carroll - The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal
Posted : Thursday Dec 6, 2007 15:06:08 EST

WASHINGTON — Officials are investigating what may have been the largest leak ever of deadly nerve agent from chemical weapons stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot near Richmond, Ky.

The leak of GB, also called sarin, was discovered Aug. 27 in a storage igloo at a level nearly 85 times the military’s safe exposure limit for the public, according to documents from the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection, obtained by The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal under the Kentucky Open Records Act.

It is unclear how much, if any, of the chemical escaped from the igloo, or how long it took for the leak to be discovered. Army officials said Wednesday that it posed no health risk to employees at the depot, which is southeast of Richmond, or to the public.

But depot spokesman Richard Sloan said that at the time the leak was discovered, vents on top of the igloo used to control humidity were open.

Anthony Hatton, assistant director of the state’s Division of Waste Management, said that it had the potential to be a “serious incident,” especially if people could have been exposed to the deadly chemical.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/12/gns_bluegrass_sarin_071206/



uhc comment: We have 523 tons of chemical weapons containing sarin, VX and mustard gas stored there.