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Agent Orange

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Agent Orange herbicide used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War to expose enemy guerrilla forces in forested areas. Agent Orange contains varying amounts of dioxin. Exposure to the defoliant has been linked with chemical acne, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma , Hodgkin's disease , and soft-tissue sarcoma . Many soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. Afflicted veterans brought a class-action suit against manufacturers of Agent Orange, which was settled out of court by the establishment of a fund to compensate them and their families for any disabilities. That settlement,... Read more
Agent Orange
Agent Orange Agent Orange is a defoliant, that is, a chemical...the containers storing the defoliant. Agent Orange was an equal mixture of two chemicals...and remains as a contaminant of the Agent Orange mixture. It is this dioxin contaminant... Read more
Agent Orange
AGENT ORANGE Defoliant Another chemical at the center of controversy was Agent Orange. Agent Orange was a defoliant used extensively in...almost daily missions through clouds of Agent Orange as a member of the 20th Engineering... Read more

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