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What chemicals in Vietnam sprayed don trees bother American soldiers?
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During the Vietnam War, U.S. forces sprayed a variety of herbicidal and defoliant chemicals in a program known as Herbicidal Warfare. The chemicals were identified by code names Agent Orange, Agent Purple, Agent Pink, Agent Green, Agent Blue and Agent White. Many of these were contaminated with toxic and carcenogenic dioxin compounds. The most widely used chemical was Agent Orange, which was a mixture of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, contaminated with the dioxin TCDD. 2,4-D is 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. 2,4,5-T is 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid. TCDD is 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin, known to be associated with cancers such as sarcoma, lymphoma and leukemia.
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What does Agent Orange look and feel like?
When sprayed from a plane, as it was in Vietnam, Agent Orange looks like a white or orange opaque mist. It feels very oily.
How did bombing affect the civillians in vietnam?
1. Chemicals called "agent blue" were sprayed onto crops. They suffered from poor rice harvests. 2. Bombing eg. Napalm burns through skin and bone. Pain often killed. Estimate of 2 million Vietnamese killed.
What was the toxic chemical called that the US military used to clear vegetation and what year did its use start?
If you're referring to the Vietnam war, the chemical was known as "Agent Orange," whose major active ingredient was dioxin. From 1961 to 1971 the U.S. and our allies sprayed 21 million gallons of chemical defoliants and herbicides over the southern portion of today's Vietnam. The chemicals were sprayed by airplane, helicopter, riverboat, truck, and, around the perimeters of bases, by hand. Roughly two-thirds of these chemicals contained dioxin. While the record of destruction is still being compiled and corrected (see the work of Jeanne Stellman of Columbia), current sources give 10% as a rough figure for the total area devastated in the south, including 33% of the upland forests and 50% of the coastal mangroves. In some provinces 50% of the land was stripped bare. (Some information gleaned from the Fund for Reconciliation and Development Agent Orange fact sheet.)
What countries besides Vietnam were affected by Agent Orange?
Vietnam wasn't affected; SOUTH Vietnam was affected. NORTH Vietnam may not have been sprayed, but parts of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia/Laos may have caught some of it. SOUTH Vietnam is where the vegetation was...that's were the enemy was hiding...that's where the forests and jungles had to be destroyed...to uncover the enemy...and keep him from remaining hidden. If the enemy was hiding and using forests and jungles in NORTH Vietnam...the US simply bombed the heck out of those areas. The place looked like the moon (all bomb craters!).
What squadrons dropped agent orange bombs in Vietnam?
For starters, try website, "Operation Ranch Hand." That stuff was loaded and sprayed from UH-1 Iroquois (Hueys), C-123s and C-130 Hercules transports.
How can Gm crops that can be sprayed with chemicals but are not harmed?
They have been genetically modified to withstand the chemicals that are being sprayed on them.
Where can I learn more about what qualifies a green tea as 'organic'?
What makes a Green Tea organic depends on whether it has been sprayed by chemicals or has not been sprayed by chemicals. Many studies suggest that un-sprayed teas are significantly healthier to those sprayed.
How can the effects of an oil spill be reduced?
chemicals can be sprayed from helicopters
What years did they spray agent orange in Guam?
they didnt. they sprayed it in Vietnam
How is agent orange related to the Vietnam war?
The government sprayed it all over the land during the war to kill back overgrown vegetation and it contained chemicals that had adverse affects of people. Really bad stuff.
Why does organic food look different?
It hasen't been sprayed with chemicals.
Are organic foods more healthy?
yes they are more healthy because it has no chemicals sprayed on it
When a cricket player gets injured what kind of chemical is sprayed?
Sulphate and other chemicals!
What would cause home grown tomatoes to be sweet?
When you buy tomatoes from the store they are mostly sprayed with chemicals to keep bugs of them which make them a bit bitter. When you grow them yourself they usually not sprayed with chemicals so they are sweet and can also be called organic.
What was a leaf-killing toxic chemical that devastated the landscape during the Vietnam war?
Agent Orange was the toxic, leaf-killing chemical sprayed over Vietnam.
What is a benefit of biotechnology?
Crops can be bio-engineered to withstand being sprayed directly with chemicals like Round-Up (glyshosate).
Was agent orange a gas or liquid?
Agent Orange was a herbicide blend containing two chemicals known as 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. It was primarily used as a liquid, which was sprayed from aircraft and other devices during the Vietnam War to defoliate forests and destroy crops.
