Environmental

Health Risks Found from Exposure to Agent Orange Residues on Military Aircraft

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2014. During the Vietnam War, over 10 million pounds of the toxic herbicide Agent Orange were applied from military aircraft to defoliate forestsand destroy civilian crops. Outfitted with spraying equipment, UC-123 transport planes played a major role in the American military’s campaign to eliminate forest cover for Vietcong fighters. After the war, these aircraft were returned to use in the United States for basic transport operations such as cargo shipping and…

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