Gruinard Island anthrax tests
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
biological weapons test
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gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:British_military
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:date |
1942
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gptkbp:decontaminated |
1986
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gptkbp:decontaminationMethod |
formaldehyde and seawater
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gruinard Island anthrax tests
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gptkbp:impact |
island quarantined for decades
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Gruinard_Island
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
first large-scale anthrax weapon test in UK
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gptkbp:publicDisclosure |
1945
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gptkbp:purpose |
test viability of anthrax as a biological weapon
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gptkbp:resultedIn |
Gruinard Island contamination
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gptkbp:subjectOf |
gptkb:Operation_Vegetarian
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gptkbp:testedAgent |
gptkb:Bacillus_anthracis
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Microbiological_Research_Establishment
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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