Army Says Mustard (gas) off Hawaii Must Stay

[unhappycamper]

Army Says Mustard off Hawaii Must Stay
July 31, 2010
Associated Press

HONOLULU - Chemical weapons dumped in deep water five miles south of Pearl Harbor after World War II should remain at the site because moving them could pose more of a threat to people and the environment, the Army said Friday.

Records show the Army dumped 16,000 bombs at the site after the war; each of the bombs contained 73 pounds of the chemical agent mustard.

J.C. King, assistant for munitions and chemical matters at the Army, said in a statement that the Army is reviewing a University of Hawaii study released earlier this week on the dumped weapons. Margo Edwards, a senior research scientist at the university, said the study showed the munitions aren't a hazard, but that they're deteriorating and should continue to be monitored.

Edwards' team made 16 dives in submersible vehicles to depths of 2,000 feet over three years as part of the study, and she saw more than 2,000 munitions on the ocean floor.

The spots where the military has dumped chemical weapons off Hawaii are too deep to normally be reached by the public. They're also marked on nautical charts and ships do not trawl in these areas.



unhappycamper comment: They've been dumping this shit in the ocean from 1919 to 1970.

[xchrom]

1. Great. Tell that to the fish. Nt