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The History, Use, Disposition and Environmental Fate of Agent Orange

For almost four decades, controversy has surrounded the tactical use of herbicides in Southeast Asia by the United States military. Few environmental or occupational health issues have received the sustained international attention that has been focused on Agent Orange, the major tactical herbicide...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Young, Alvin Lee (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Vietnam and the Agent Orange Controversy Revisited
  • A History of the Development and Procurement of Tactical Herbicides
  • The Military Use of Tactical Herbicides in Vietnam
  • Removal from Vietnam and Final Disposition of Agent Orange
  • Agent Orange and its Dioxin Contamination
  • The Testing of Aerial Spray Equipment, and Ecological Impacts of the Programs at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
  • Monitoring Studies of Former Agent Orange Storage Sites in Mississippi and Johnston Island
  • Agent Orange and Dioxin Remediation and the Return to Vietnam.