U.S. Agent Orange/Dioxin Assistance to Vietnam

Abstract

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military conducted Operation Ranch Hand, a program that sprayed an estimated 18-20 million gallons of herbicides including approximately 11-12 million gallons of Agent Orange over about 12,000 square miles of southern Vietnam between 1961 and 1971.3 A contaminant of the manufacture of Agent Orange (as well as two other herbicides used, Agent Pink and Agent Purple) was 2, 3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a developmental toxicant and a probable human carcinogen, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 2020
Accession Number
AD1146555

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  • Michael F. Martin

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