Edgewood Area
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Edgewood Area is a major subinstallation of the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, historically associated with chemical and biological defense research and testing.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army facility
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military installation ⓘ subinstallation ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Bush River
NERFINISHED
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Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. Army Chemical Corps
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Army medical chemical defense research ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| garrison | Aberdeen Proving Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern | legacy contamination from chemical agents and industrial chemicals ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
support of chemical demilitarization activities
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training in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense ⓘ |
| hasRole |
development of decontamination technologies
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testing of chemical agent detectors ⓘ testing of protective masks and suits ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ chemical surety facilities ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
biological agents testing
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biological defense research ⓘ chemical defense testing ⓘ chemical warfare research ⓘ chemical weapons testing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harford County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
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Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western shore of Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| militaryDistrict | U.S. Army Installation Management Command – Atlantic Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Edgewood, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
U.S. Army chemical warfare program history
ⓘ
U.S. biological defense research history ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Department of the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aberdeen Proving Ground
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army chemical and biological defense program infrastructure ⓘ |
| regulation |
U.S. biological select agent regulations
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U.S. chemical surety regulations ⓘ |
| securityClassification | restricted military area ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| typeOfUse | research, development, test, and evaluation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
research and development of biological defense
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research and development of chemical defense ⓘ testing of protective equipment ⓘ toxic agent handling and evaluation ⓘ |
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