Agent Orange
Agent Orange and the Effects It Had Because of the Vietnam War
Tasha S. Samuelu
CBRN SLC Class 002/003-13
Abstract
Agent Orange is a chemical agent that was used in the Vietnam War between the years of 1962 and 1971. Without any knowledge of the damage that it can cause, it was spread across the southern part of Vietnam. Aerial Spray used by airplanes and helicopters was how the agent was spread throughout Vietnam. After the spread of the agent throughout the vegetation, there were some side effects that were unknown but later surfaced. This is how Agent Orange played a major role to the Vietnamese and also to the Soldiers. It caused a lot of side effects that not only affected the Vietnamese and their families but also the United States Soldiers that served during the war, and their families. It forced the United States to compensate those who were affected. They only compensated those who could prove they were exposed to the agent. Some of the Vietnamese and their families were compensated but Vietnam is still requesting more compensation from the United States.
Agent Orange and the Effects It Had because of the Vietnam War
Agent Orange played a major role in the Vietnam War. Without the knowledge that Agent Orange could cause more damage than good, the United States employed this chemical to defoliate the vegetation. Using the chemical was supposed to help the Soldiers shift through the foliage so they may carry out their mission. Everything was going smoothly and as planned until they realized what Agent Orange really was.
History
In 1943, Agent Orange was created by a plant biologist, Arthur Galston. Agent Orange is a mixture of two phenoxyl herbicides, dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, into an isoctyl ester form. It is a defoliant chemical, which gets its name from the code names, Herbicide Orange (HO) and Agent LNX. (Pellow, D., 2007)
The United States Department of the Army later had the University of
Tasha S. Samuelu
CBRN SLC Class 002/003-13
Abstract
Agent Orange is a chemical agent that was used in the Vietnam War between the years of 1962 and 1971. Without any knowledge of the damage that it can cause, it was spread across the southern part of Vietnam. Aerial Spray used by airplanes and helicopters was how the agent was spread throughout Vietnam. After the spread of the agent throughout the vegetation, there were some side effects that were unknown but later surfaced. This is how Agent Orange played a major role to the Vietnamese and also to the Soldiers. It caused a lot of side effects that not only affected the Vietnamese and their families but also the United States Soldiers that served during the war, and their families. It forced the United States to compensate those who were affected. They only compensated those who could prove they were exposed to the agent. Some of the Vietnamese and their families were compensated but Vietnam is still requesting more compensation from the United States.
Agent Orange and the Effects It Had because of the Vietnam War
Agent Orange played a major role in the Vietnam War. Without the knowledge that Agent Orange could cause more damage than good, the United States employed this chemical to defoliate the vegetation. Using the chemical was supposed to help the Soldiers shift through the foliage so they may carry out their mission. Everything was going smoothly and as planned until they realized what Agent Orange really was.
History
In 1943, Agent Orange was created by a plant biologist, Arthur Galston. Agent Orange is a mixture of two phenoxyl herbicides, dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, into an isoctyl ester form. It is a defoliant chemical, which gets its name from the code names, Herbicide Orange (HO) and Agent LNX. (Pellow, D., 2007)
The United States Department of the Army later had the University of