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Date: | Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:03:51 -0700 (PDT) |
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Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] Finding sarin gas poses problem for old arsenal |
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/1021sari1.shtml Saturday October 21 08:00 AM EDT Finding sarin gas poses problem for old arsenal By Berny Morson, Denver Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer ADAMS COUNTY - A bomblet containing the deadly nerve gas sarin plagued authorities who struggled Friday to determine what to do with it. A federal safety agency wants to blow up the grapefruit-sized aluminum canister at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, where it was discovered Monday in a scrap heap. But state health officials want more information about alternatives and possible effects on air quality before they sign off on any explosions. The gas would kill anyone within about 900 feet of an uncontained explosion and sicken people up to 3,600 feet away, said Charles Sharmann, the program manager for the arsenal clean-up. The canister is not a danger to the public, he said. The nearest public road or home is more than two miles away. State and federal officials will discuss the problem Monday. Gov. Bill Owens has been briefed, said Howard Roitman, head of the Colorado Health Department's hazardous materials unit. Full story at Denver Rocky Mountain News http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/1021sari1.shtml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find archived listserve messages on the CPEO website at http://www.cpeo.org/lists/index.html. If this email has been forwarded to you and you'd like to subscribe, please send a message to: cpeo-military-subscribe@igc.topica.com ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics | |
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