Agent Orange

It won't hurt you. It's just to kill plants. It's called Agent Orange...and it won't bother humans - Karl Marlantes, Matterhorn

Agent Orange
Agent Orange

image by: manhhai

HWN Recommends

The Continuing Curse of Agent Orange

One of the areas in which the U.S. government needs to provide additional transparency and be held accountable is its use of Agent Orange.

Agent Orange is a chemical defoliant that the U.S. government sprayed over the people and lands of Vietnam to destroy crops and rid the land of foliage. It contains elevated levels of dioxin, the most toxic chemical known to science. Through their exposure to the dioxin, Vietnamese citizens, American veterans, and Vietnamese Americans (many of whom fought as U.S. allies) suffer from a variety…

read full article

Resources

 The Continuing Curse of Agent Orange

One of the areas in which the U.S. government needs to provide additional transparency and be held accountable is its use of Agent Orange.

40 Years On, the Vietnam War Continues for Victims of Agent Orange

Agent Orange was a chemical, herbicidal weapon sprayed over 12 percent of Vietnam by the U.S. military from 1961 to 1971. The dioxin present in Agent Orange is one of the most toxic chemicals known to humanity.

History.com

Agent Orange was a powerful herbicide used by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War to eliminate forest cover and crops for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops. The U.S. program, codenamed Operation Ranch Hand, sprayed more than 20 million gallons of various herbicides over Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos from 1961 to 1971. Agent Orange, which contained the deadly chemical dioxin, was the most commonly used herbicide. It was later proven to cause serious health issues.

Introducing Stitches!

Your Path to Meaningful Connections in the World of Health and Medicine
Connect, Collaborate, and Engage!

Coming Soon - Stitches, the innovative chat app from the creators of HWN. Join meaningful conversations on health and medical topics. Share text, images, and videos seamlessly. Connect directly within HWN's topic pages and articles.


Be the first to know when Stitches starts accepting users


Stay Connected