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New tool for chemical weapons incineration
GRAND FORKS, N.D., (UPI) -- Research at the University of North Dakota shows new technology is 99-percent effective at removing mercury during chemical weapon incineration, scientists say.
Research conducted at the university in a partnership with the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency and Science Applications International Corp. shows mercury pollution control technology for chemical weapons incinerators is near perfect in capturing mercury.
Washington agreed to destroy its chemical weapons and former chemical weapons facilities when it joined the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1997.
Scientists at the Energy & Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota said results gathered from 5,000 hours of testing shows the CMA can use the technology immediately.
"The results from our testing will allow the CMA incineration sites to proceed immediately with implementation of this mercury control approach when processing mercury-contaminated mustard agent," said EERC Director Gerald Groenewold
The CMA has already destroyed much of its chemical weapon stockpiles from the 1940s and 1950s.
GRAND FORKS, N.D., (UPI) -- Research at the University of North Dakota shows new technology is 99-percent effective at removing mercury during chemical weapon incineration, scientists say.
Research conducted at the university in a partnership with the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency and Science Applications International Corp. shows mercury pollution control technology for chemical weapons incinerators is near perfect in capturing mercury.
Washington agreed to destroy its chemical weapons and former chemical weapons facilities when it joined the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1997.
Scientists at the Energy & Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota said results gathered from 5,000 hours of testing shows the CMA can use the technology immediately.
"The results from our testing will allow the CMA incineration sites to proceed immediately with implementation of this mercury control approach when processing mercury-contaminated mustard agent," said EERC Director Gerald Groenewold
The CMA has already destroyed much of its chemical weapon stockpiles from the 1940s and 1950s.
