Agent Orange: The Lingering Problems of Dioxins

Abstract: A 6 page overview of the history of Agent Orange, a carcinogenic defoliant used in Vietnam, and its relation to dioxins which still present an environmental and health threat in the U.S. in the form of industrial wastes emissions. Contends that while law are in place to regulate these emissions, they are largely ineffective and difficult to enforce. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

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Subcatagory: Environmental Issues & Ecology

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