I never heard this story about the comtaminants
in agent orange used in VN before.
On our farm we used 2-4-5-T (AO) for many years
before it was outlawed,great weed killer.
I am just a bit skeptical about the dangers of AO
with the exposure most guys got in VN.
Not to mention those REMP`s that are after $$.
Rest assured, contaminated AO is extremely bad.
The 2,4,5-T used to produce Agent Orange was contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD), an extremely toxic dioxin compound.
It is also associated with the “Seveso disaster”. In 1976, in Italy, an industrial plant released a large amount of it upwind of a populated area, the town of Seveso, among others. Over 100,000 people received various exposures.
“Within days a total of 3,300 animals were found dead, mostly poultry and rabbits. Emergency slaughtering commenced to prevent TCDD from entering the food chain, and by 1978 over 80,000 animals had been slaughtered.
“15 children were quickly hospitalized with skin inflammation. By the end of August, Zone A had been completely evacuated and fenced, 1,600 people of all ages had been examined and 447 were found to suffer from skin lesions or chloracne.
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For years after the event, people in the Seveso region experienced hormone disruption, neurological disorders, cancer, and immune disorders.
