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Syria chemical arms removal begins.
Disarmament experts from international watchdog OPCW have begun destroying Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, a monitoring official has told the BBC.
The operation is being carried out by a team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
The mission was established under a UN resolution passed after agreement between Russia and the US.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24419468
Most probably sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid both of which can be disposed of safely by dilution in water.
