The Effects of Herbicides in South Vietnam. Part A. Summary and Conclusions.
Abstract
In the course of the war in Southeast Asia, herbicides were utilized on a large scale for military purpose, predominantly for defoliation of dense forest so as to permit detection of enemy military and supply units, and to lesser degree for crop destruction and a variety of other purposes. The study examines the toxicity of these chemical agents; the damage they caused in the health of the population; the social, psychological and economic effects; as well as the damage caused in forests, vegetation, agricultural crops,, fishes and other animal life.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0774749
Entities
Organizations
- National Research Council