Asia - Voice of America: US Begins Historic Clean Up of 'Agent Orange' in Vietnam

Asia - Voice of America asia

US Begins Historic Clean Up of 'Agent Orange' in Vietnam Aug 3rd 2012, 10:36 BANGKOK — The United States next week in Vietnam will begin cleaning up leftover deposits of the toxic chemical dioxin from the herbicide Agent Orange sprayed by U.S. forces on vegetation during the Vietnam War. The toxin was found at former U.S. air bases and has been linked to disease and birth defects. On the significance of the cleanup and the health consequences of dioxin still felt in Vietnam today.  Environment decontamination Vietnamese and U.S. officials on Thursday are ... Media files: AB1C32FD-9274-4FAF-BF05-FEB6D342EF98_cx0_cy9_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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