Agent Orange, the children of Vietnam

[bob10]

Seemed like a good idea at the time............Bob




Agent Orange deformities: The children of Vietnam's horrific legacy (http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/vietnams-horrific-legacy-the-children-of-agent-orange/story-fnh81fz8-1227367090862)

[Eevo]

i know america used orange, did australia?

[bob10]

i know america used orange, did australia?


Australians were exposed to agent orange , as much as any one else. Bob

[Hogarthde]

Aussies, Kiwis, ROKs, VC ,NLF, and all the locals, were exposed to a lot of chemicals ,

defoliant ,herbicide, insecticide,cyanide , Silent Spring?

dave

[bob10]

You didn't have to be on the land. Bob


http://www.dva.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/consultation%20and%20grants/healthstudies/nrcet.pdf

[Roverlord off road spares]

The yanks like spraying stuff, they used to spray DDT around the streets in the USA and kids would play in the foggy mist.

[Pickles2]

Not only the Yanks Mario.
When living in the U.K. DDT was commonly used as a disinfectant,...my Mum & Dad used it in the Chicken Yard.
Pickles.

[bob10]

Veterans have a sense of humour, Bob




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[Roverlord off road spares]

Not only the Yanks Mario.
When living in the U.K. DDT was commonly used as a disinfectant,...my Mum & Dad used it in the Chicken Yard.
Pickles.
Pickles,Crikey, were they ok, Not a Nice thing to find out years later that this stuff does things.
Mario

[Pickles2]

Pickles,Crikey, were they ok, Not a Nice thing to find out years later that this stuff does things.
Mario
Well they were mate, well I think they were.
But seriously, someone mentioned a "white fog" of DDT,...well that's EXACTLTY what I remember when We/I used it, ya just used to throw it down, & a lot of white "dust" was created as you used it!
Pickles.

[frantic]

From what I've read there are 2 parts to agent orange, one is supposedly less toxic, the other highly.
They used agent orange in parts of oz killing people as well, and are still mixing the less volatile part to kill weeds in Qld .:o
7.30 Report - 17/02/2004: Agent Orange herbicide compensation decision (http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2004/s1047285.htm)
No Cookies | The Courier-Mail (http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast-council-sprays-dunes-with-8216agent-orange8217-mix-to-control-weeds/story-fnihsrf2-1226678653244)
http://aworkcovervictimsdiary.com/2013/07/australias-worst-occupational-health-and-safety-abuse-exposed-by-four-corners/

[AllTerr]

The yanks like spraying stuff, they used to spray DDT around the streets in the USA and kids would play in the foggy mist.

Yup. I remember those days. Giant mozzy foggers on the back of F series pickups. You could hear them coming a couple blocks away. My mom used to holler at us to come in before they got too close... :D


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[frantic]

And another town in Qld used as guinea pigs, now suffering a cancer rate 10 times higher than the rest of Qld.:(
REG TOOK HIS OWN LIFE DUE TO HIS CANCERS RETURNING Mayor wants | Vietnam Veterans Sunshine Coast (http://vietnamvetssc.org.au/agent-orange-in-innisfail/#.VWzWD4bXeK0)

[KarlB]

Agent Orange is essentially a 50:50 mix of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. Both are strong herbicides and have Dioxins as an impurities. Dioxins are toxic and carcinogenic, and it is this impurity which is the main cause of "Agent Orange" health problems. Dioxins are very persistent and bioaccumulators. They are fat soluble but not water soluble. It could be argued that the environmental impact on natural and agricultural areas (of the herbicides) is as equally serious as the dioxin impacts as they are likely to be endured for many hundreds of years.

The British were the first to use 'Agent Orange' extensively for warfare when they used Trioxone in the Malayan Emergency. Trioxone is essentially identical to Agent Orange.

Cheers
KarlB
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