Agent Orange
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Suspecting an environmental link, the scientists and officials considered various possible culprits, from a rare moose-borne parasite to blue-green algae blooms to Agent Orange sprayed on the province in the 1970s.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Millions struggle with the aftereffects of Agent Orange and other herbicides the United States sprayed across the south, while unremediated explosives remain a mortal danger.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025
He died in 1994 at 45 years old from cancer likely related to Agent Orange exposure, and local advocates have worked for years to contextualize his crimes with his service-related mental illness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025
The mixture known as Agent Orange is a combination of two herbicides that the U.S. brought to Vietnam in huge volumes to kill off jungles and mangroves that hid opposition forces during the Vietnam war.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025
No Agent Orange in her family, we checked the records, you can never be too careful.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
