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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiv, 42 pages)) : illustrations |
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Workplace chemical monitoring -- Health monitoring -- Data utilization and records management -- Findings and recommendations |
| Summary |
The United States has maintained a stockpile of chemical warfare agents and munitions for more than half a century. In 1985, Public Law 99-145 mandated an expedited effort to dispose of M55 rockets containing unitary chemical warfare agents because of their potential for self-ignition. This program soon expanded to become the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP), with the mission of eliminating the entire stockpile of unitary chemical agents and munitions. The Army developed the baseline incineration system for that purpose. Since 1987, the National Research Council, through the Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (Stockpile Committee), has provided technical and scientific advice and counsel to the Army's disposal program and has endorsed the baseline incineration system as an adequate technology for destroying the stockpile. In 1992, after setting several intermediate goals and dates, Congress enacted Public Law 102- 484, which directed the Army to dispose of the entire stockpile by December 31, 2004, a deadline that was changed to April 29, 2007, after the United States ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
This is a report of work supported by Contract DAAD19-01-C-0001 between the U.S. Army and the National Academy of Sciences. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project |
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Version viewed October 24, 2014 |
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United States. Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program |
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Chemical weapons disposal -- Safety measures
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Chemical agents (Munitions) -- Safety appliances
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Work environment.
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Chemical Warfare Agents
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Hazardous Substances
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Occupational Health
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Safety
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HISTORY -- Military -- Biological & Chemical Warfare.
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Chemical weapons disposal -- Safety measures
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Work environment
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United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, author.
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| LC no. |
2002279557 |
| ISBN |
0309511062 |
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9780309511063 |
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