Residents, and some researchers, now say this powder was likely Agent Orange, the U.S.’s favored dioxin-laced Vietnam War defoliant, which scientists say causes cancer and heart disease in those ...

Agent Orange is a mixture of two active chemicals. When they're combined, an unwanted byproduct -- a dioxin called TCDD -- is formed. The EPA calls it a carcinogen (something that causes cancer).

"In 1966 and 1967, military aircraft flew over almost every morning, dispersing light yellow powder that killed all the trees," said Meng Bang, 67, the village chief of Trameng, about five ...

Agent Orange accounted for 11.2 million of the 19 million gallons of herbicides sprayed on Vietnam. By some estimates, these military herbicides were sprayed on 3.6 million acres, or nearly 10 ...

Agent Orange was known as a chemical called dioxin. Approximately 12 million gallons of it were used during the Vietnam War, and it killed any plant it touched.

Back to homepage / Live news The Vietnamese octogenarian fighting for Agent Orange victims. Hanoi (AFP) – As a young woman, Tran To Nga was a war correspondent, a prisoner and an activist.

More than 58,000 American soldiers died in the Vietnam War, but the number of those dying from its impacts continues to rise because of Agent Orange. Former Biden press secretary Karine Jean ...

Named for the orange stripes on the barrels it came in, the Veteran's Administration says Agent Orange's effects have killed more than 300,000 veterans since the end of the war.

Now, at 81, she is waging a court battle against US chemical firms to win justice for the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange. HANOI: As a young woman, Tran To Nga was a war correspondent, ...