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Maps of Heavily Sprayed Areas and Dioxin Hot Spots
Over 3.5 million liters of Agent Orange were located on the Phu Cat base during the American war in Vietnam. Several areas of the Phu Cat base were found to have elevated levels of dioxin requiring remediation (above 1000 ppt in soil or 150 ppt in sediment).
Agent Orange - HISTORY
2011年8月2日 · 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,...
Agent Orange | Definition, Effects, & Victims | Britannica
2024年12月21日 · Agent Orange, mixture of herbicides that U.S. military forces sprayed in Vietnam from 1962 to 1971 during the Vietnam War for the dual purpose of defoliating forest areas that might conceal Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces and destroying crops that might feed the enemy.
Sixty-one percent of the herbicide used in Viet Nam was Agent Orange, a 50/50 mixture of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T). The 2,4,5-T fraction of the Agent Orange mixture contained the highly toxic chemical 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). The presence of the TCDD dioxin ...
AO Spray Areas 1968 - usssavage.org
The maps BELOW can be used to see defoliant spraying missions by U.S. and South Vietnamese forces over Vietnam, as well as Cambodia. Please note: Lines rendered on the map represent spraying runs, many of which are part of multi-run spraying missions.
10 things every Veteran should know about Agent Orange
Agent Orange was a blend of tactical herbicides the U.S. military sprayed from 1962 to 1971 during the Vietnam War to remove the leaves of trees and other dense tropical foliage that provided enemy cover. The U.S. Department of Defense developed tactical herbicides specifically to be used in “combat operations.”
Agent Orange Wasn’t the Only Deadly Chemical Used In Vietnam
2017年9月14日 · While Agent Orange may be the most well-known chemical used during the Vietnam War, it wasn’t the only one. An entire rainbow of new chemical formulations rained down on Vietnam’s forests...
Maps - LOVME
The Extent and Patterns of Usage of Agent Orange and Other Herbicides in Vietnam. Agent Orange Spray Maps Vietnam War. FULL Collection of 4 pages of FIRE BASES, AIR FORCE BASES, Naval and Medical, BROWN WATER Naval, and any and all bases DOD during the Vietnam War 1963 to 1975. over Vietnam, as well as Laos and Cambodia.
Veterans and Agent Orange: Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam.
From 1962 to 1971, the U.S. Air Force sprayed nearly 19 million gallons of herbicides in Vietnam, of which at least 11 million gallons was Agent Orange, in a military project called Operation Ranch Hand.
Impact of Agent Orange in Vietnam - Wikipedia
Agent Orange is a herbicide, classified as a defoliant, that was used most notably by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Its primary purpose was strategic deforestation, destroying the forest cover and food resources necessary for the implementation and sustainability of the North Vietnamese style of guerilla warfare. [1] .