[CPEO-MEF] CHEMWEAPONS, FORMER SITES: "Suspected World War I-era chemical munitions found on American University campus, " Spring Valley, DC

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Suspected World War I-era chemical munitions found on American University campus

Neal Augenstein 
WTOP News (DC)
June 7, 2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed with WTOP that 19 full or partial World War I-era munitions were found Tuesday on the campus of American University in Northwest D.C. — which served as a chemical weapons testing and disposal site during the first World War.

All of the recovered munitions were 75 mm projectiles. Two projectiles contained an undetermined fluid, which prompted the USACE to summon the Army’s Fort Belvoir’s 55th Ordnance Company and D.C.’s Fire and Emergency Services to the scene.

The two suspicious munitions were safely assessed, packaged and transported to the nearest military installation — Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Harford County, Maryland — for additional assessment.

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For the entire story, see
https://wtop.com/local/2024/06/world-war-i-era-chemical-munitions-found-on-american-u-campus/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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