Gabriel Dizon Darian Newton Jourdain Chastang Agent orange origins Agent orange is a mixture of herbicide and defoliant This Agent Orange was used for chemical warfare It was manufactured for the US Department of Defense ID: 474178
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Agent Orange Devastation
Gabriel Dizon
Darian Newton
Jourdain Chastang Slide2
Agent orange origins
Agent orange is a mixture of herbicide and defoliant.
This Agent Orange was used for chemical warfare
It was manufactured for the U.S Department of Defense
It was used in Operation Ranch Hands.
The United States dropped 55 gallons on North Vietnam Slide3
Intended uses of Agent Orange
It was supposed to defoliate forested and rural land
One reason was to get rid of all the foliage, so the U.S troops can see the booby traps
Also to get rid of Vietminh’s
cover, and
to induce Forced Draft
Urbanization
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HUMAN BODY OUTCOMES
It caused birth defects.
It also caused cancer, in the lungs, also women got a higher rate of miscarriages.
There were many other many affects such as, cleft palate, mental disabilities, hernia, etc.
U.S soldiers were also affected the same way as the Vietnamese.
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ECOLOGICAL OUTCOMES
3,100,000 Ha, of agent orange was sprayed across North Vietnam.
It got rid of all the foliage over time, it poisoned their soil, and their water.
As well as the livestock was affected, the livestock got the same effects as the North Vietnamese.Slide6
HIT SPOTS
This map of Vietnam is showing were Agent Orange was sprayed.
The red stands for how much it was sprayed, and how dangerous it is compared to others.Slide7
This chart is showing how many millions of gallons were used during the war.
The colors represent which agent acidic was used.