Agent Orange

Group of handicapped children, most of them victims of Agent Orange

Agent Orange is a very powerful herbicide that was used in the Vietnam War. It is a defoliant that destroyed forests. It was used by the United States military so their enemies had no place to hide.

Problems

The problem with Agent Orange is that when it is released, some dioxins are also generated. Dioxins have many problems: It takes a long time until they are eliminated from the environment. They are very toxic, and cause genetic modifications and cancer.

Other websites

• Operation Ranch Hand: Herbicides In Southeast Asia History of Operation Ranch Hand
• Air Force Health Study Study of Operation Ranch Hand veterans
• Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2004 Institute of Medicine analysis of research on dioxin
• Vietnam war orange agent Collection photos of victim caused by orange agent in Vietnam war and information about the orange agent, disease, effect and symtom