Maps of Heavily Sprayed Areas and Dioxin Hot Spots
The most effective approach to sharply reducing the legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam is to focus assistance to health and disabilities services in the provinces which were heavily sprayed with dioxin …
U.S. Bases in Thailand During the Vietnam War and Agent Orange
Aug 12, 2019 · Although this map does not provide enough detail to clearly illustrate the perimeter of any specific base, it does indicate how massive the American presence was in Thailand and helps to …
Maps of Agent Orange Spraying Missions in Vietnam - VAORRC
Find defoliant spraying missions by U.S. and South Vietnamese forces over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The missions cataloged in this database begin in summer 1961 and end in spring 1971. …
Impact of Agent Orange in Vietnam - Wikipedia
The U.S. Agent Orange usage reached an apex during Operation Ranch Hand, in which the material (with its extremely toxic impurity, dioxin) was sprayed over 4.5 million acres of land in Vietnam from …
Exposure to Agent Orange by Location - Public Health
VA presumes (assumes) exposure to Agent Orange for Veterans who served on any U.S. or Royal Thai military base in Thailand from January 9, 1962, through June 30, 1976.
Agent Orange Controversy of the 1960s - EBSCO
Initiated in 1962 and extensively used from 1965 to 1971, the program, known as Operation Ranch Hand, involved the aerial spraying of over 100 million pounds of herbicides across South Vietnam.
Agent Orange During the Vietnam War: The Lingering Issue of ...
The Agent Orange story is one of massive exposure of civilian and military populations to toxic chemicals once thought safe. Few studies exist of the long-range health effects of the Vietnam War …