Event
The 1949 accident at Monsanto's Nitro plant
An accident at Monsanto's TCP plant at Nitro, West Virginia, whose toxic by-products the U.S. Army learned of in 1952.
- Dates
- 1949
Connections 2
involved
- Monsanto Company owner of the plant Primary record 1
located in
- Nitro, West Virginia Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 1949 The 1949 accident at Monsanto's Nitro plant
Proof 1 source
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In re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation, 597 F. Supp. 740 (E.D.N.Y. 1984), MDL No. 381, decided 25 September 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (Chief Judge Jack B. Weinstein), 25 Sep 1984.
Primary record
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personnel at Edgewood Arsenal learned from Monsanto Chemical Company of toxic byproducts of 2, 4, 5-T production
In June of 1952, the Army Chemical Center at Edgewood Arsenal acquired information on the 1949 accident at Monsanto's TCP plant in Nitro, West Virginia
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