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Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam Final Report (2003) / Chapter Skim
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... ~ne of the primary herbicides used~ould cause malformations and stillbirths in mice, US forces suspended its use. All herbicide spraying in Vietnam was halted in 1971.
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... That committee felt, however, that it might be possible to develop better methods of determining exposures of individual veterans by drawing on historical reconstructions. The methods might take into account such factors as troop movements, ground and perimeter spraying, herbicide shipments to various military bases, the terrain and foliage typical of the locations sprayed, the military missions of the troops there, and biochemical techniques for detecting low concentrations of dioxin in the blood.
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  • troop movement
  • herbicide spraying
  • epidemiologic studies
  • herbicide exposure
  • spraying operations


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