U.S. Agent Orange/Dioxin Assistance to Vietnam

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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.

Author(s):
Martin, Michael F.
Author Organization(s):
Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service
Funding Organization(s):
Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, Washington , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2020 May 13
Pagination:
45

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Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
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Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
health services, environmental restoration and remediation, national security, department of state, congress, law, therapy, public policy, department of defense, governments, health care, united states, environment, agent orange, environmental assessment, environmental protection, national governments
Keyword(s):
usaid (united states agency for international development), dioxin, ranch hand operation
Subject Categories:
Military Sciences; Environmental Pollution and Control; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2021 Sep 07
Update Date:
2021 Sep 10