Veterans and Agent Orange; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; CONDUCT OF THE STUDY; Contents; 1 Executive Summary; ORGANIZATION AND FRAMEWORK; CONCLUSIONS ABOUT HEALTH OUTCOMES; Health Outcomes with Sufficient Evidence of an Association; Health Outcomes with Limited/Suggestive Evidence of an Association; Health Outcomes with Limited/Suggestive Evidence of No Association; Health Outcomes with Inadequate/Insufficient Evidence to Determine Whether an Association Exists; Increased Risk in Vietnam Veterans; RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS; Epidemiologic Studies of Vietnam Veterans; Mandated Research Efforts
Agricultural and Forestry WorkersPulp and Paper Mill Workers; Major Event Associated with Occupational Exposure to Dioxin (TCDD); Environmental Exposures; Domestic Use of Herbicides; Major Events Associated with Environmental Exposure to Dioxin (TCDD); THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO PUBLIC CONCERNS; White House; U.S. Congress; Hearings; Legislation on Agent Orange; Office of Technology Assessment; General Accounting Office; Department of the Air Force; Department of Veterans Affairs; Health Care; Research Efforts; Compensation and Benefits; Outreach Activities
Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control; Environmental Protection Agency; RESPONSE BY OTHERS TO PUBLIC CONCERNS; State Governments; Veterans' Advocates; Australia and South Korea; National Research Council and Institute of Medicine; REFERENCES; 3 The U.S. Military and the Herbicide Program in Vietnam ; MILITARY AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF VIETNAM VETERANS; Estimates of the Number of Military Personnel Serving in Vietnam; Federal Estimates; Other Survey Estimates; Military and Demographic Characteristics; Studies of Women Veterans
THE MILITARY USE OF HERBICIDES IN VIETNAMOperation Ranch Hand; Herbicide Formulations; Military Herbicides; Level of Toxic Contaminants; Termination of the Program; Disposal of Surplus Herbicides; Ground Spraying of Herbicides; The HERBS and Services HERBS Tapes; Geographical Distribution of Herbicide Sprays; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; 4 Toxicology ; OVERVIEW; Chemistry; Exposure and Metabolism; Carcinogenicity: TCDD; Mechanism of Action; Carcinogenicity: Herbicides; Mechanism of Action; Immunotoxicity: TCDD; Mechanism of Action; Immunotoxicity: Herbicides
Bibliography
REFERENCES2 History of the Controversy Over the Use of Herbicides ; MILITARY USE OF HERBICIDES IN VIETNAM; Herbicide Development and Testing; Use of Herbicides in Vietnam; EARLY CONCERNS ABOUT THE USE OF HERBICIDES IN VIETNAM; Early Accounts of Dioxin (TCDD) ; Concerns Over the Long-Term Use of Herbicides; CONCERNS ABOUT EXPOSURE TO AGENT ORANGE; Vietnam Veterans Return Home; The Beginning of the Controversy; AGENT ORANGE PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION; Class Action Suit; CONCERNS ABOUT OTHER EXPOSURES TO 2,4,5-T AND TCDD; Occupational Exposure; Production Workers
