Tooele Army Depot 1530840 225031844 2008-07-11T15:37:43Z 137.190.51.19 It is a website that gives an indepth history of the Tooele Army Depot '''Tooele Army Depot''' is a [[United States Army]] post located in [[Tooele County, Utah]]. It originally opened in [[1942]] during the early phase of U.S. involvement in [[World War II]]. It is primarily operated by members of the U.S. Army's [[Ordnance Corps]]. The site has long served as a repository for stockpiles of [[biological weapon|biological]] and [[chemical weapon]]s. As the United States has disclaimed use of such weapons, the post's primary responsibilities are now the safeguarding of the remaining inventory and planning for and carrying out its destruction, largely through the use of on-site incineration facilities, the use of which has been decried by some area residents and many [[environmentalism|environmentalists]].{{Facts|date=February 2007}} The incineration process uses temperatures high enough to dissociate molecules into elements thereby rendering chemical agents wholly inert. The incinerator has a very good safety record. The workforce at the post is now primarily composed of civilians with a limited number of active duty Army personnel. ==See also== *[[Deseret Chemical Depot]] *[[Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility]] *[[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/tooele.htm]] == References == {{Unreferenced|date=October 2006}} [[Category:United States Army logistics facilities]] [[Category:1942 establishments]] [[Category:Tooele County, Utah]] [[Category:Military in Utah]] {{Utah-geo-stub}} {{US-Army-stub}}