Basic Background Information on
Agent Orange and Dioxin Exposure
In November of 1957 a “Declaration of Common Purpose” was prepared to form an alliance between the USA, the UK and Canada for Defence Research. The name of this outfit was the Tripartite Technical Cooperation Program, or TTCP (changed in 1965 when Australia and New Zealand joined to The Technical Cooperation Program.) One of the areas of collaboration was sub-committee E, the unit assigned biological, radiological and chemical warfare. These are the people who brought Agent Orange to your house.
Kelly Porter Franklin, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Agent Orange Association of Canada
The Tittabawassee River Watch - a good site for basic information and understanding of the what dioxins are and how they interact with the environment, and information about a current movement to hold Dow Chemical accountable for local contamination.
24 June 07 - The New Yorker Magazine, February 7, 1970 - Thomas Whiteside, "Defoliation"
24 June 07 - The extent and patterns of usage of Agent Orange and other herbicides in Vietnam - Stellman, et. al., 2003
23 July 07 - What Are The Symptoms of Dioxin Poisoning?
11 Dec 07 - Dioxin movement through the environment - Dioxin
Exposure Initiative - from the
National Center for Environmental Assessment
Misc. Info. - Historical documentation of the 1979-1980 Dow Chemical / EPA court hearings
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EPA and DOW Prehearing Brief Table of Contents - Jan 1980
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EPA and DOW Prehearing Brief Table of Contents - Jan 1980
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