CDC - Chemical Weapons Elimination

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Feature #2 - Umatilla Elimination of Stockpile Complete.
Feature #3 - Chemical Disposal Facility Locations.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides independent oversight to the U.S. chemical weapons elimination program and serves as an important element in ensuring the safe destruction of chemical warfare material for protection of public health. The CDC program is part of the National Center for Environmental Health's Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services.

CDC focuses on human health for both the worker and the community, particularly related to potential exposure to chemical agents. For example, CDC

Extensively examines exposure prevention measures such as chemical agent monitoring systems and associated quality assurance, personnel protective equipment selection and use, special air handling provisions, and chemical agent control/capture techniques.
Examines actual and theoretical chemical agent exposure events for human health risk significance. This could involve chemical agent release air dispersion modeling, and or reviewing worker exposure information, such as cholinesterase depression data or actual symptoms.
Develops air exposure criteria with a margin of safety designed to protect workers and the nearby community.
Provides a health-based resource to support state and local health professionals on chemical agent-related issues.
Is available to help assess facility and community readiness for possible chemical agent release events.