title: Specter orange.
abstract: Nearly 30 years after the Vietnam War, a chemical weapon used by U.S. troops is still exacting a hideous toll on each new generation in Vietnam. The dioxin (TCCD) that contaminated the herbicide Agent Orange is one of the most toxic molecules known to science. The contaminant persists in the soil. The United States has done nothing to combat the medical and environmental catastrophe that is overwhelming the country.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scott-Clark
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D015085:2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / Q000506:poisoning*; D015084:2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / Q000506:poisoning*; D000075182:Agent Orange; D003678:Defoliants, Chemical / Q000506:poisoning*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000506:poisoning*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000506:poisoning*; D014744:Vietnam; D047829:Vietnam Conflict
chemical_list: D003678:Defoliants, Chemical; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D015084:2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid; D000075182:Agent Orange; D015085:2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid