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 The last battleground [1]

The 72 million litres of herbicides sprayed by US forces in Vietnam during the war will continue to plague several generations of post-war populations with a high rate of reproductive abnormalities. Some 40 million litres of Agent Orange were sprayed; the herbicide contained 170 kg of dioxin, which is the most toxic chemical

Publication Date: 
29/04/1997
Down to Earth [2]
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Deforestation [3], Endangered Species [4], Traditional Knowledge [5], Wildlife Trade [6], Biodiversity [7], Vietnam [8]

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