Top: drain tank for defoliant drums, Bien Hoa, 1968. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
Agent Orange was by far the most widely used defoliant. From Wordnik.com. [John McCain's Agent Orange Issue] Reference
It was too soon to tell how effective the defoliant had been. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
This target required 16 sorties and 14,050 gallons of defoliant. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
Agent Orange is an herbicide that was used as a defoliant during the war. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2004] Reference
During this time, Ranch Hand delivered 17,000 gallons of orange defoliant. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
Carry out defoliant spray operations, using hired commercial planes and pilots (CIA). From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
It would take time to determine the effect of the defoliant on the target vegetation. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
Orange, the toxic defoliant, streaming from U.S. helicopters, 23 million gallons of it. From Wordnik.com. [McNamara and lessons of war - which way do we go now?] Reference
The solution was to have men spray defoliant chemicals out the doors of a hovering Huey. From Wordnik.com. [Chickenhawk]
It is well known that the US military used Agent Orange as a defoliant during the Vietnam war. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-03-01] Reference
Drain tank for defoliant drums, Bien Hoa, 1968; large "Agent Orange" storage tank, Bien Hoa, 1969. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
The infamous Agent Orange used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War contained a dioxin component. From Wordnik.com. [AP Environmental Science Chapter 18- Human Health] Reference
Dow Chemical Co. was sued for manufacturing the Agent Orange defoliant used during the Vietnam War. From Wordnik.com. [The U.S. Can't Be the World's Court] Reference
When I caught up with Michelle, she sent me into a chemical plant and retrieve some super-defoliant. From Wordnik.com. [Permanent Death, Episode 4 - Chekhov's Diamonds] Reference
Consider Agent Orange, a defoliant containing dioxin, one of the most toxic chemicals known to science. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Koehler: Peace Rising] Reference
Agent Orange was a dioxin-laden defoliant that was sprayed over jungles to strip the Viet Cong of cover. From Wordnik.com. [Diabetes Is Now Top Claim For Vietnam Vets] Reference
He told her he had leukemia, and suspected it was from his Vietnam exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange. From Wordnik.com. [Are we meat eaters or vegetarians? Part I | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference
The first defoliant was actually released from an Air Force C-123 during one of these flights on January 10. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
Then there was Vietnam when we used the defoliant Agent Orange and told the soldiers that it only hurt plants. From Wordnik.com. ["Collateral Damage?" You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!] Reference
Four times, he has had surgery to remove tumors he believes are related to his exposure to the defoliant Agent. From Wordnik.com. [D Magazine - The Truth about Viet Nam Vets] Reference
The area had been sprayed with defoliant, Agent Orange, sometime ago and all the trees that were still standing were leafless. From Wordnik.com. [Leplant, Kurt E.] Reference
Most of the chemical problems stem from the Agent Orange defoliant used in Vietnam, although diagnoses may list simply "herbicides,". From Wordnik.com. [Media Coverage August 2009] Reference
Illegal tree-felling and a plague caused by a (defoliant, boring) boring worm, have taken an enormous toll on the trees in the park. From Wordnik.com. [On the edge of Mexico City: barefoot monks in a national park] Reference
In the 1960s, the United States blanketed the Mekong River delta with Agent Orange, a chemical defoliant more devastating than napalm. From Wordnik.com. [August 2006 Table of Contents] Reference
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. dropped millions of gallons of Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant, on Vietnam in an attempt to remove the. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Lindorff: Agent Orange in Vietnam: Ignoring the Crimes Before Our Eyes] Reference
In addition, under FIFRA, a substance used as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant is defined as a pesticide and regulated accordingly. From Wordnik.com. [Pesticide] Reference
The U.S. government is frequently criticized for doing too little to help Vietnam deal with the long-term effects of the defoliant Agent Orange. From Wordnik.com. [As Mekong Rolls To The Sea, Turbulence On Its Banks] Reference
Under United States law, a pesticide is also any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant. From Wordnik.com. [What is a pesticide] Reference
We sprayed 19 million gallons of this highly toxic defoliant on the country between 1962 and 1971, causing harm to at least 3 million Vietnamese in the process. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Koehler: The Suffering of Fallujah] Reference
The suit, on behalf of 4 million Vietnamese citizens, said the defoliant sprayed in the country from 1962 to 1971 caused birth defects, miscarriages, and cancer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2005] Reference
Agent Orange, the defoliant used in Vietnam, was first discounted as a health risk, although it is now linked to an increased incidence of diabetes and various cancers. From Wordnik.com. [SCRAP METAL, NOT SOLDIERS] Reference
These operations would initially be experimental, designed to prove out and further develop the capability to use defoliant sprays to clear off jungle access routes. 15. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
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