7th grade english
Mrs. King
January 20, 2016
Agent Orange
Many people don't know agent orange is one of the chemicals that causes the most health effects ever, and causes mass hate between people? Agent Orange was sprayed aerially to decrease vietnamese coverage, but also causes birth defects and different types of cancer. The effect to the human body, the chemicals in the mixture, and how it affected the relationship with Vietnam and the U.S was an important asset to the Vietnam war.
Several different chemicals and defoliants make up agent orange.The prime chemical in agent is Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid was used to eliminate broad leafed plants. According to Open Chemistry Database, trichlorophenoxyacetic …show more content…
Some people might wonder what is the relationship with the two countries after the war. After the war the United States helped clean up the toxin contaminating the soil.According to Calum Macleod, The United States recently began a $43 million joint project with Vietnam to clean up the site of the former American airbase in the central port city of Danang where Agent Orange was loaded onto helicopters and planes for spraying.. they helped clean up the site of the former american airbase in danang. In addition from ww.dw.com, two former enemies used combined knowledge and technology that would heat up the soil to high temperatures breaking down the dioxin making it harmless. The U.S also helped with cleaning up land mines and any bombs left on sites. The U.S lifted trading bans with Vietnam leaving the two countries with little hard feelings. america has also helped with treating patients that were affected by agent orange. With this closer bonds have grown.
The ingredients in agent orange may have helped the U.S tactically but also had tremendous effects. This caused many effects to any body that came into contact with it. This also caused new relationships to form and new medical