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Another WW-I Chemical Site In Washington, DC

Posted by kdawson on from the fourth-time's-the-charm dept.

WrongSizeGlass writes "The AP is reporting that the US Army Corps of Engineers has uncovered what appears to be the fourth major disposal area for World War I-era munitions and chemical weapons in the nation's capital. Digging was suspended at a construction site after 'workers pulled smoking glassware from the pit — preliminary tests show the glassware was contaminated with the toxic chemical arsenic trichloride. ... Workers also discovered a jar about three-quarters full of a dark liquid that turned out to be the chemical agent mustard.' Someone needs to remind our government of the meaning of NIMBY."

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  1. Remind them... by baKanale · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Someone needs to remind our government of the meaning of NIMBY.

    Sure, I'll go remind them. Lemme just set my time machine to 1918 and I'll be off!