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| East Asia | |
| Chinese man dies from mustard gas exposure | |
| 2003-08-23 | |
A man has died in China from mustard gas left behind by Japanese forces in World War II. Forty-one people in north-east China were accidentally exposed to mustard gas earlier this month when five containers were dug up at a construction earlier site. China's official Xinhua news agency says one man, Li Guizhen, died last night from organ failure. He made his living by recycling materials, and suffered burns to 95 per cent of his body when he opened a container at a recycling centre. Japan has admitted its forces left behind the mustard gas in World War II. China estimates Japanese forces left behind two million chemical weapons, canisters and containers.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 Steve White - too late for me but... COFFEE ALERT! :^{ |
| Posted by: .com 2003-8-23 9:51:16 PM |
| #5 Colonel Mustard, at the construction site, with the container. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-8-23 9:29:56 PM |
| #4 For that matter, there was a spot in a French harbor (the name escapes me at the moment) where a French naval ship carrying a cargo of mustard gas went down. (Yes, France had a navy, once. ^_^ ) The leaking gas dissolved into the sea water, producing a localized hazard that lasted for decades. Oddly enough, aside from this spot, the rest of the harbor was more or less safe. Turns out mustard gas dissolves nicely in water, dilutes readily, and the regular tide constantly swept the harbor clean. Lots of non-edible dead fish, tho. Heh. Ed Becerra |
| Posted by: Ed Becerra 2003-8-23 8:00:38 PM |
| #3 Mean Mr. Mustard is clearly responsible for this. |
| Posted by: Becky 2003-8-23 7:57:41 PM |
| #2 Must be the secret behind Grey Poupon and that spicy mustard for the egg rolls, no? |
| Posted by: The Kid 2003-8-23 2:39:27 PM |
| #1 Mustard lasts forever. There ae still French farmers exposed and burned by mustard each year when the plough their fields. Probably gives their produce extra flavor. |
| Posted by: Steve D 2003-8-23 12:30:47 PM |