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{{encyclopedia|moderator=Henrik}}Ranch Hand, a U.S. military operation during Vietnam war where antifoliant agents were spread over large areas to kill vegetation. One of the compounds used was Agent Orange, which contained mostly 2,4,5-T and was contaminated by PCDD/Fs. (See also chlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicides).
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'''Ranch Hand''': a U.S. military operation during Vietnam war where antifoliant agents were spread over large areas to kill vegetation. One of the compounds used was Agent Orange, which contained mostly 2,4,5-T and was contaminated by [[PCDD/F]]s. (See also [[Chlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicides]]).<ref> Tuomisto, Vartiainen, Tuomisto: Dioxin synopsis. Report / National Institute for Health and Welfare, ISSN 1798-0089 ; 14/2011 [http://lib.thl.fi:2345/lib4/src?PBFORMTYPE=01002&TITLEID=53321&SQS=1:FI:1::10:50::HTML&PL=0]</ref>
 
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[[category:Dioxin synopsis]]
[[category:Dioxin synopsis]]

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Ranch Hand: a U.S. military operation during Vietnam war where antifoliant agents were spread over large areas to kill vegetation. One of the compounds used was Agent Orange, which contained mostly 2,4,5-T and was contaminated by PCDD/Fs. (See also Chlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicides).[1]

References

  1. Tuomisto, Vartiainen, Tuomisto: Dioxin synopsis. Report / National Institute for Health and Welfare, ISSN 1798-0089 ; 14/2011 [1]