Defoliant

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Defoliant: - An herbicide that removes leaves from trees and growing plants.
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Citizen one  -  Aug 1, 2008
London Free Press,By FREE PRESS PROFILE: In 2005, Art Connolly was watching a CBC report about the chemical defoliant Agent Orange being tested in Gagetown, NB,

UN only hope for Chemical Victims  -  Jul 31, 2008
OpEdNews,With the introduction of Canadaâ€™s totally inadequate ex-grata Gagetown toxic defoliant compensation package, the USâ€™ introduction of the â€œAgent Orange

Bill would expand care for Agent Orange victims | KXNet.com North ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
KXMC,Denny Rehberg is pushing the federal government to expand health care to Vietnam war veterans affected by the chemical defoliant Agent Orange.

Antiwar.com  -  Jul 29, 2008
Antiwar.com,My own infantry company unwittingly operated in an area that was drenched with this defoliant. But, believing what the leadership said, I never took it

Dioxin danger persists for Bien Hoa residents  -  Jul 28, 2008
Thanh Nien Daily,The US and its allies dropped over 11 million gallons of Agent Orange, a toxic chemical herbicide and defoliant, on Vietnam during the war between 1961 and

Helped to discover Agent Orange and then exposed its toxic dangers  -  Jul 6, 2008
The Age,From 1962 to 1970, US troops released about 76 million litres of the chemical defoliant to destroy crops and expose Vietcong positions and routes of

The Monsanto monopoly  -  Aug 1, 2008
Vancouver Sun,...sets forth an argument that the company -- the people who brought us the toxic defoliant Agent Orange, carcinogenic PCBs, bovine growth hormone,

Cotton harvest-aid options  -  Aug 1, 2008
Southwest Farm Press,Many factors are involved in obtaining good results from a defoliant or desiccant. Good results are obtained when applications are made under the following

Agent Orange producers Dow and Monsanto reinvent the hamster wheel  -  Jul 31, 2008
OpEdNews,This is not to suggest that they have actually stopped producing defoliants; in fact, if anything, they have increased their chemical defoliant production,

60 Years of the Republic: Troop Dispatch to Vietnam  -  Jul 22, 2008
ì¡°ì„ ì?¼ë³´(ì˜?ë¬¸íŒ?),17000 seriously wounded in a faraway country. And Agent Orange, the defoliant sprayed by the US in Vietnam, left lingering effects on many Korean veterans.

Welcome to the freak show  -  Jul 29, 2008
Common Ground.ca,...into its history of environmental pollution and the suffering it has caused with its products, such as PCBs and dioxins in the defoliant Agent Orange.

Harmful Herbecides  -  Jul 28, 2008
Northland's NewsCenter,The label says it contains 2-4 D, Dimethylamine and dichlorooanisic acid...some of the same chemicals found in Agent Orange, the defoliant used during the

Mystery caller and VA help line  -  Jul 16, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerThe VA's evaluation of calls about exposure to the toxic defoliant Agent Orange noted that the service representative had been "completely incorrect"

Community Salutes Veterans  -  Jul 28, 2008
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com,Veterans returning from Vietnam often couldn't get medical help for conditions caused by combat stress or the defoliant Agent Orange, he said.

Don't let Ashley Smith case happen again  -  Jul 28, 2008
Telegraph-Journal,...that a Conservative government would ensure that "all" victims of the Gagetown defoliant spraying program would be medically tested and compensated.

Innisfail water gets the nod after scare  -  Jul 14, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,The north Queensland town of Innisfail's water supply contained no traces of the Vietnam War-era defoliant Agent Orange and was fit to drink,

Search For Vietnam War Remains: Excavation of pilotâ€™s crash site ...  -  Jul 26, 2008
Norwich Bulletin,...reports arose last year of the presence of Agent Orange, a chemical defoliant used by the US military, that threatened to delay the excavation.

Surviving spouses of veterans fight for benefits  -  Jul 26, 2008
El Paso Times,...(Victor Calzada / El Paso Times) EL PASO -- Anne Parks' husband -- a military policeman exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange during two tours in Vietnam

Another Air Force vet steps forward  -  Jul 26, 2008
Royal Gazette,Ronald Slater's claims that he knew of numerous barrels of lethal defoliant Agent Orange being dumped and burned in a Kindley pit from 1965 to 1967.

Personal Journey: Stepping into a new Vietnam  -  Jul 20, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer,Vietnam, the War Remnants Museum was hosting a meeting of Children of Agent Orange - youngsters affected by the defoliant used by the US military during

The Next Battleground: The World's Food Supply  -  Jul 14, 2008
OpEdNews,How did a company that manufactured Agent Orange (used as a defoliant during the Vietnam war), PCBs and dioxin, and left in its wake 50 known Superfund

Order of Canada  -  Jul 7, 2008
Daily Gleaner,We were then told that both Ottawa and the chemical companies didn't know that there was dioxin and later HCB in the finished defoliant product,

The Last Ghost of War broadcasts today  -  Jul 6, 2008
Viet Nam News,...of Agent Orange (the toxic defoliant used by the Americans during the war in Viet Nam), will be aired for the first time on Vietnamese television today.

Ashland buys Hercules in deal worth $2.6 billion  -  Jul 12, 2008
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,In the 1960 s, Hercules operated a facility in Jacksonville, which manufactured Agent Orange, a defoliant that was used by the military in the Vietnam War.

'Last ghost' of the Vietnam War  -  Jul 11, 2008
Globe and Mail,...a misshapen head, and protruding eyes suspected by local health officials to have been caused by dioxin in the chemical defoliant Agent Orange.

First cheques in the mail for the Agent Orange compensation program  -  Nov 7, 2007
The Canadian PressCompensation applicants also must have worked or trained at CFB Gagetown, or lived in a community within five kilometres of the base, when the defoliant was

Veteran's hidden enemy: cancer  -  Nov 11, 2007
Canada.com,Now Byron, his hearing damaged and his vision all but gone, is left dealing with the effects of cancers he blames on the infamous Vietnam-era defoliant that

From bullets on the beach to pigeons on St.  -  Nov 18, 2007
The Villager,His son went to Vietnam, and returned suffering the effects of Agent Orange, a defoliant used to clear jungles that was found to produce a host of serious

Ottawa accused of ignoring diseases in handing out Agent Orange ...  -  Nov 15, 2007
CJAD,US scientific organization has added high blood pressure and one other disorder to a list of conditions associated with exposure to the toxic defoliant.

Editorial: We owe our veterans more than just a thank you  -  Nov 11, 2007
Herald Times Reporter,...addressed by the VA such as the effects of exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange and the lingering tragedy of post-traumatic stress syndrome.

As holiday draws near, veterans remember time served  -  Nov 10, 2007
Delmarva Daily Times,...designed to bring honor to veterans who are suffering from the ill effects of Agent Orange, a chemical defoliant used in Vietnam to remove vegetation.

Vietnam era inspires Algonquin artist's work  -  Nov 8, 2007
Chicago Daily Herald,An orange sky, for example, represents toxic defoliant Agent Orange. Hill-Soldner's father died in 1993 from prostate cancer, which was linked to his

INTERVIEW-No Afghan opium spraying from air for now -US  -  Nov 28, 2007
Reuters...would give the Taliban a powerful propaganda tool among villagers devastated by a Soviet campaign that destroyed food crops with aerial defoliant.

Disability fight over Agent Orange revisited  -  Nov 6, 2007
USA TodayBy Laura Parker, USA TODAY Jonathan Haas says that he often saw large, billowing clouds of the defoliant Agent Orange drift from the shore and engulf his

Canadian veterans of atomic tests will be recognized: mackay  -  Nov 29, 2007
Canada East,He pointed to the $96-million Agent Orange compensation package for veterans exposed to the defoliant spraying at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, NB,

Government to recognize veterans of US atomic bomb testing fallout  -  Nov 29, 2007
Canada.com,...including the $96.5-million Agent Orange compensation package for veterans exposed to the toxic defoliant at CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick.

Payments made to Vietnam veterans, families  -  Nov 20, 2007
Stuff.co.nz,They need to register their details so they can be helped if their health suffers from exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange.

Ottawa accused of ignoring key diseases in Agent Orange compensation  -  Nov 15, 2007
The Canadian Press...said Thursday a US scientific group has added the condition to a list of ailments associated with exposure to the Viet Nam-era defoliant.

Bishop Vercoe fights Agent Orange from grave  -  Nov 3, 2007
Stuff.co.nz,A Sunday News investigation last year uncovered medical tests which showed the defoliant caused genetic damage in up to 3500 Kiwi vets.

Vets tell their stories in student documentary  -  Nov 13, 2007
The Tribune-Democrat,The defoliant since has been the focus of numerous lawsuits alleging physical harm from dioxins. Noel, a native of Patton, was interviewed by Amanda

Vets Care in Crisis  -  Nov 10, 2007
Daytona Beach News-Journal,...low-income veterans without disabilities including Medicaid recipients, former prisoners of war or those exposed to Agent Orange, the toxic defoliant

Citizens remember those who served  -  Nov 10, 2007
Clovis News Journal,He said one of his uncles suffers from the effects of exposure to agent orange, an herbicide and defoliant used during the Vietnam War.

Veterans candidly share war stories with Maine high schoolers  -  Nov 10, 2007
Foster's Daily Democrat,He recalled seeing American planes spray Agent Orange, a defoliant chemical used to kill leaves and expose deeply entrenched Viet Cong positions.

KEEPING THE FLAGS FLYING: VETERANS NEVER FORGET THEIR PEERS  -  Nov 10, 2007
Curry Coastal Pilot,Thirty years later, while being treated in a hospital in Roseburg for the aftereffects of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange, Vitale said he received a

Vietnam vet tells of odd rules of war  -  Nov 9, 2007
Leader Times,...attributes his medical problems to exposure from Agent Orange, a defoliant used to expose potential enemy hiding places in the jungles of Vietnam.

US war veteran claims medical benefits for disease linked to AO  -  Nov 9, 2007
Mathaba.Net,...commanderâ€™s fight for medical benefits after he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, an illness that has been linked to the defoliant Agent Orange (AO).

Imprisoned veterans get shot at second chance  -  Nov 9, 2007
Stockton Record,He blamed his battle with leukemia on exposure to the toxic defoliant Agent Orange sprayed over war-torn Vietnam in the 1970s.

Body in reservoir may be gi's  -  Nov 4, 2007
Denver Post,...who is disabled and speaks through a mechanical device because, he said, he got larynx cancer from Agent Orange, a defoliant used in Vietnam.

Agent Orange / Klusterfux / Iron Guts Kelly (early show)  -  Nov 3, 2007
Lawrence Journal World,Named after the chemical defoliant so chillingly used by the USA in the Vietnam war, Agent Orange were one of a number of bands formed in the highly active

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