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defoliation
defoliation The process of leaves being removed from a plant.
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Editorial; Controversy Over Defoliants Spraying.(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 11/18/1999; 700+ words
; ...We are shocked at the news that toxic defoliants, notorious for having caused serious...in Korea sprayed some 15.6 tons of defoliants over an area covering some 84 square...long DMZ. Three different types of defoliants--Agent Orange, Agent Blue and Monuron...
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Minister Orders Probe Into Frontline Use of Defoliants.
Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 11/16/1999; 700+ words
; ...mobilized to spray defoliants were devoid of protective...diesel. It also said defoliant operations were conducted...DMZ. ``The use of defoliants was proposed as a means...covering up the use of defoliants in South Korea over...seeking compensation for defoliant-related illnesses...
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Civilians Showing DMZ Defoliant Symptoms to Be Compensated.
Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 11/30/1999; 578 words
; ...connection with the spraying of toxic defoliants along the Demilitarized Zone in...Vietnam War veterans who suffer defoliant related symptoms will be revised...that tens of thousands of toxic defoliants, including Agent Orange, were...
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Gov't to Compensate Civilians Who Show DMZ Defoliant Symptoms.
Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 11/30/1999; 578 words
; ...connection with the spraying of toxic defoliants along the Demilitarized Zone in...Vietnam War veterans who suffer defoliant related symptoms will be revised...that tens of thousands of toxic defoliants, including Agent Orange, were...
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Acute health effects of community exposure to cotton defoliants.
Magazine article from: Archives of Environmental Health; 11/1/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...symptoms associated with cotton defoliant spraying. In September and...community exposure to cotton defoliants. A total of 230 residents...toxicological analyses reported for defoliant chemicals suggest that adverse...symptoms and low-level cotton defoliants exposures have been reported...
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USFK Requested Use of Defoliants.
Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 11/17/1999; 700+ words
; ...a 2,644 acre area. The defoliants were sprayed over districts...North Korea. Once the use of defoliants at the border area has been...soldiers were ailing from defoliant-related aftereffects. The...has acknowledged the use of defoliants only in Vietnam thus far but...
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US Knew of Harmfulness of Defoliants Before Uses at DMZ.
Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 11/23/1999; 679 words
; ...carried out the spraying of defoliants in the demilitarized zone...the harmful effects of the defoliant because the relevant problems...proposed the spraying of the defoliants and started the operation...ministry went on to say the defoliant campaign was halted in 1969...
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1,890 File Petitions for Defoliant Damage.
Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 2/9/2000; 428 words
; ...arising from exposure to defoliants which were sprayed...group representing defoliant victims said yesterday...troops to spray toxic defoliants along the south of...documents. Three types of defoliant -- Agent Orange...mobilized to spray defoliants had no protective gear...
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Defoliant admission by Govt 'only a start'
Newspaper article from: The Press; 6/11/2003; ; 546 words
; ...might have been exposed to the toxic defoliant Agent Orange is only a start, Christchurch...hurting because of (the exposure to the defoliant)." In response to questions in Parliament...Zealanders might have been exposed to the defoliant during the Vietnam War. He told the...
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Defoliant Suit Drags On Due to Court Order.
Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 6/7/2000; 623 words
; ...Vietnam War veterans who suffer from defoliant-related diseases is expected to drag...plaintiffs' medical records by two U.S. defoliant makers, who are the defendants in the...court's decision, alleging that their defoliant-related illnesses have already been...
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defoliant
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
defoliant any one of several chemical compounds...the leaves to drop off. In agriculture defoliants are used to eliminate the leaves of a...Vietnam War, U.S. forces used the defoliant Agent Orange , which is widely thought...
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defoliant operation
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
defoliant operation the employment of defoliating agents on vegetated areas in support of military operations.
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Agent Orange
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Agent Orange Agent Orange is a defoliant, that is, a chemical that kills plants...that marked the containers storing the defoliant. Agent Orange was an equal mixture of...soil.) Evidence also suggests that the defoliant, and in particular the TCCD dioxin component...
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chemical warfare
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...warfare Use of chemical weapons such as poison and nerve gases, defoliants and herbicides . Poison gas and mustard gas was used in World...in World War II, but the Germans developed a nerve gas. A defoliant, Agent Orange, was employed by the US in the Vietnam War...
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Chemical Warfare
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...including disorientation and hallucinations. Words to Know Defoliant: A chemical that kills the leaves of plants and causes them...vegetation, damaging or killing plants. Some examples include defoliants that kill a plant's leaves, herbicides that kill the entire...
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