Army may clear bombs Aug 7, 2009
The federal Department of Defense is still considering whether to recover what a 2007 NOAA report described as more than 2,000 tons of chemical agents, including cyanide, lewisite, mustard and cyanogens chloride at deeper ocean levels. Wai'anae resident and Hawaiian activist William Aila is one of a half-dozen community residents who sits on the Coordinating Council. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Army is studying effects of dumping live ammo in sea Aug 5, 2009
The Army says that between 1932 and 1944 chemical weapons such as blister agents lewisite and mustard gas and blood agents hydrogen cyanide and cyanogen chloride were disposed in the area ... The Army says that between 1932 and 1944 chemical weapons such as blister agents lewisite and mustard gas and blood agents hydrogen cyanide and cyanogen chloride were disposed in the area. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
UH team boosts hopes of finding WWII arms Apr 6, 2009
After World War II, the U.S military dumped 2,558 tons of lethal chemical agents including mustard, cyanide, lewisite, cyanogens and chloride weapons at three deep-water sites off O'ahu, according to a 2007 report to Congress. But locating precisely where those chemicals landed on the vast sea floor is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Army analyzes data from offshore dump Apr 6, 2009
" The water and sediment samples collected by the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory's three-man submersibles, Pisces IV and V, will be sent to the Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center and UH and mainland laboratories for analysis of metal content, explosive compounds and chemical agents. Fish and shrimp samples are also being analyzed. The Army believes 16,000 M47-A2 bombs containing 598 tons of mustard gas were dumped in the area, now dubbed Hawaii-05, on Oct. 1, 1944. Each chemical... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Munitions dump eludes undersea hunters Mar 13, 2009
The Pearl Harbor site is one of three off Oahu where the Army dumped 2,558 tons of chemical agents, including blister agents lewisite and mustard gas and blood agents cyanogen chloride and hydrogen cyanide ... The Pearl Harbor site is one of three off Oahu where the Army dumped 2,558 tons of chemical agents, including blister agents lewisite and mustard gas and blood agents cyanogen chloride and hydrogen cyanide. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Undersea bombs threaten marine life Feb 28, 2009
Toxic elements such as TNT, mustard gas and the chemical weapon Lewisite also can be hard to detect in large bodies of water. "It is a combination of looking at the safety, health and environmental risks and establishing levels for the cleanup," said the Army's Davis. (CNN)
