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Aug 2, 2011 · Table of Contents. 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 ...
The Google Earth-based tool was developed by the War Legacies Project. Google Earth image of heavily sprayed provinces in Vietnam (outlined in blue and purple). Dioxin hotspots become visible on the map by using Google Earth to zoom in on provinces. Google Earth image of the Da Nang Airbase (outlined in red above) in central Vietnam.
Aug 1, 2022 · Agent Orange is one of a series of chemical herbicides used during the Vietnam War. Known as color-coded herbicides, or "Rainbow Herbicides," the spectrum also included Agents Green, Pink, Blue ...
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Sep 14, 2017 · The “Rainbow Herbicides” left a lethal legacy. 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 ...
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Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant, one of the tactical use Rainbow Herbicides. It was used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, [1] during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. [2] The U.S. was strongly influenced by the British who used Agent Orange during the Malayan Emergency.
Aug 12, 2024 · About Agent Orange. Agent Orange received its name from its distinctive packaging, an orange striped 55 gallon drum. It works as a defoliant killing broad leafed plants and weeds by inducing rapid and uncontrolled growth, causing the plants to loose all of their leaves. The United States government used Agent Orange in Vietnam to reduce the ...
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Apr 18, 2022 · The usage of Agent Orange in Vietnam has left the country in a perpetual state of vulnerability. While this issue is not as pervasive or dangerous as a flood or an earthquake, it affects many people. A soldier stands guard outside Bien Hoa airbase during dioxin cleanup efforts, 2018.
