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Agent Orange and Dioxin
Title: Agent Orange and Dioxin
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 2323 | Pages: 9.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
Agent Orange and Dioxin
In 1961, the United States began spraying herbicides in its military campaign to defoliate
the jungles of southern Vietnam. Mimicking Smokey Bear, American pilots chuckled
“Remember, only you can prevent forests,” as they dropped weed killers over target sites.
But as research progressed, the true nature of the chemicals which they were spraying
came to light. It is certainly no longer a laughing matter when it is realized that Agent
Orange, a fifty-fifty mixture of 2,4,D …showed first 75 words of 2323 total…
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cleft palates, and thirty-two from malformation or absence of arms and legs. Every year
since 1975, the hospital has been the site of five or more siamese twins. Physicians at
the hospital report that a deformed fetus is delivered every two to three days. A room at
the hospital contains jars which store aborted and full fetuses with atrocious genetic
defects. For us, they are reminders of what happens when one tinkers with mother
nature.
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