Agent Orange and Its Associated Dioxin: Assessment of a Controversy (1988) By A.L. Young and G.M. Reggiani
 
Much of the concern over the widespread military use of tactical herbicides in South Vietnam, especially the use of Agent Orange, stemmed from the dioxin (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, TCDD) contaminant in the 2,4,5-T herbicide. Our awareness of its toxicity, persistence in biological tissue, and environmental fate now spans at least 35 years. In that span of time, thousands of articles have been published on TCDD making it not only a chemical of intense regulatory interest but also one of the most researched molecules worldwide. The Department of Defense (DOD) has expended hundreds of million dollars in the conduct of the Air Force Health Study, on the disposal of Agent Orange (Operation PACER HO), and on the numerous remediation and environmental monitoring programs conducted at the former sites where Agent Orange was stored in Mississippi and Johnston Island. This chapter explores the history of Agent Orange and its dioxin contaminant. It also describes the analytical studies on the quantities of TCDD contained in the 2,4,5-T herbicides and the subsequent Agent Orange production, and the conflict that exists between science and social concern.
 
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