Authorities last week discovered mustard gas leaking from seven projectiles at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Utah, the Tooele Transcript Bulletin reported (see GSN, Aug. 19).

Workers found the leaking munitions Aug. 27, sealed them in larger containers and decontaminated the unit.  Another leaking projectile was found two days earlier in the same storage area, according to the Transcript Bulletin.  More than a cup of mustard agent leaked from the munitions before the problem was discovered (Tooele Transcript-Bulletin, Sept. 2).

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