Agent Orange - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Agent Orange: Encyclopedia - Agent Orange
Agent Orange is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its Herbicidal Warfare program during t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agent Orange: Encyclopedia Ii - Agent Orange - Use In Vietnam
During the Vietnam War, the US instituted a massive herbicidal program that ran from 1961 through 1971. The aim of the program was two-fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agent: Encyclopedia - Agent
Agent can mean: agent (grammar), a noun carrying out an action agent (law), a person authorised to act on behalf of another person lite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1945: Encyclopedia - 1945
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1945 - Events. January 5 - The Soviet Union recog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid: Encyclopedia - 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is a common systemic herbicide used in the control of broadleaf weeds. It is the third-most widely...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gulf War Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Gulf War Syndrome - Depleted Uranium Birth Defects And Immune System Damage
Because uranium is a heavy metal and chemical toxicant with nephrotoxic (kidney-damaging)[2], teratogenic (birth defect-causing)[3], and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gulf War Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Gulf War Syndrome - Depleted Uranium Birth Defects And Immune System Damage
Because uranium is a heavy metal and chemical toxicant with nephrotoxic (kidney-damaging)[22], teratogenic (birth defect-causing)[23], an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemical Warfare: Encyclopedia - Chemical Warfare
Chemical warfare is warfare (and associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure or inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Awareness Ribbon: Encyclopedia - Awareness Ribbon
Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop, or representations thereof. They are used in the United States as a way ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Area Denial Weapons: Encyclopedia - Area Denial Weapons
Area denial weapons are used to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing an area of land. The most common are land mines of vari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chloracne: Encyclopedia - Chloracne
Chloracne is an acne-like eruption of blackheads, cysts, and pustules associated with over-exposure to certain halogenic aromatic hydroca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia - Vietnam War
rule So. Vietnam - 1,250,000+ US - 58,226 Wounded: 153,303 (US) The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War 1 was a conflict between the Demo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ddt: Encyclopedia - Ddt
DDT was the first modern pesticide and is arguably the most well known organic pesticide. It is a highly hydrophobic colorless solid with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Crime: Encyclopedia - War Crime
A war crime is a punishable offense, under international (criminal) law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, milit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 In Canada: Encyclopedia - 2005 In Canada
See also: list of 'years in Canada' 2005 in Canadian politics 2005 in Canadian culture 2005 Canadian incumbents 2004-05 NHL season 2005-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gulf War Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Gulf War Syndrome - Potential Sources Of Exposure To Depleted Uranium
The United States Air Force and Army use the 30 mm PGU-14/B armor-piercing incendiary round in the GAU-8 Avenger cannon of the A-10 Thund...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gulf War Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Gulf War Syndrome - Chemical Weapons
Many of the symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome are identical to those experienced in organophosphate poisoning. Gulf War veterans were exposed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gulf War Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Gulf War Syndrome - Controversy
There is controversy over whether or not Gulf War syndrome is, in fact, a physical medical condition related to sufferers' Gulf War servi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 24-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid: Encyclopedia - 24-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is a common systemic herbicide used in the control of broadleaf weeds. It is the third-most widely...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gulf War Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Gulf War Syndrome - Controversy
There is controversy over whether or not Gulf War syndrome is, in fact, a physical medical condition related to sufferers' Gulf War servi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gulf War Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Gulf War Syndrome - Anthrax Vaccine
Anthrax vaccine was blamed by troops early-on as a potential source of the mysterious pattern of illness. The vaccine was particularlly p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Distortion: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Distortion - History
The band was formed in late 1978 by frontman Mike Ness, inspired equally by British punk and older acts such as The Rolling Stones. They ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canada And Weapons Of Mass Destruction: Encyclopedia Ii - Canada And Weapons Of Mass Destruction - Nuclear Weapons
Canada has long been closely linked with the United States' nuclear weapons program. The Manhattan Project was the product of a secret ag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Intervention By The Usa
Vietnam War - Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin. Main article: Gulf of Tonkin Incident Johnson raised the level of U.S. involvement on J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 - New Tricks
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 - Skitching. To skitch, the player must press Up on the controller to allow the skater to grab onto the bumper...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodland Township New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodland Township New Jersey - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,170 people, 425 households, and 323 families residing in the township. The population density is 4...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Times Beach Missouri: Encyclopedia Ii - Times Beach Missouri - History
Times Beach was founded in 1925 on a floodplain along the Meramec River in a promotion by the now-defunct St. Louis Star-Times newspaper....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Adolescents: Encyclopedia Ii - The Adolescents - History
The Adolescents were formed by Steve Soto after leaving Agent Orange in December 1979. The original line-up was led by frontman Tony Cade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sodom Band: Encyclopedia Ii - Sodom Band - Members
Sodom band - Current members. Tom Angelripper (Thomas Such, Uncle Tom) - Vocals/Bass (Desperados) Bobby Schottkowski - Drums (ex-Crows...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Intervention By The Usa
Vietnam War - Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin. Johnson raised the level of U.S. involvement on July 27, 1964, when 5,000 additional U.S....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Manson Person: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Manson Person - Music Career
Marilyn Manson person - Early years. While in Broward Community College (BCC), Warner became Assistant Entertainment Editor of the coll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Punk Ideology: Encyclopedia Ii - Punk Ideology - Links To Songs
Punk ideology - On The Decline Of Man. The Decline, The Decline, NOFX Punk ideology - On Government. A Commercial, Bedtime for Dem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Misirlou: Encyclopedia Ii - Misirlou - Lyrics
Μισιρλού μου, η γλυκιά σου η ματιά Φλόγα μου 'χει ανάψει μες στην καρδιά Αχ, �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 24-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid: Encyclopedia Ii - 24-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid - Toxicity
The LD50 in rats has been reported as 375 and 666 mg/kg in two different studies. Single oral doses of 5 and 30 mg/kg body weight did not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Adolescents: Encyclopedia Ii - The Adolescents - History
The Adolescents were formed by Steve Soto after leaving Agent Orange in December 1979. The original line-up was led by frontman Tony Cade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Area Bombardment: Encyclopedia Ii - Area Bombardment - World War Ii
Area bombing in WW2 begun with German bombings of Warsaw, Frampol, Wielun during September Campaign in Poland, where whole cities have be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1945: Encyclopedia Ii - 1945 - Events
1945 - January. January 5 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 - British General Bernard M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boricua Popular Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Boricua Popular Army - Terrorists Or Puerto Rican Patriots?
According to both federal and international law, Los Macheteros are considered terrorists for the methods they have employed to further t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auxin: Encyclopedia Ii - Auxin - Hormonal Activity
Auxins coordinate development at all levels of plants, from the cellular level to organs and ultimately the whole plant. Auxin - On a ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canada And The Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Canada And The Vietnam War - Beginnings
Canada had eagerly joined the United States in earlier Cold War conflicts such as the Korean War and was viewed as the closest ally of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jersey Devil: Encyclopedia Ii - Jersey Devil - Encounters
The first reports of the New Jersey Devil date back to the time of the Native Americans. The Lenni Lenape tribes called the Pine Barrens ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Opposition To U.s. Foreign Policy: Encyclopedia Ii - Opposition To U.s. Foreign Policy - Undermining Democracy In Latin America
America has frequently supported undemocratic governments, coups, or insurgent movements in Latin America - e.g. Guatemala, Honduras with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemtrail Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Chemtrail Theory - Overview
The chemtrail theory apparently first achieved prominence in mid-to-late 1990s ([1], [2]). Chemtrails have been discussed on radio progra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of California: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of California - 1970s And 80s
The early part of this era was dominated by country rock acts such as The Eagles and Poco, and singer-songwriters such as Jackson Browne ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red-shanked Douc: Encyclopedia Ii - Red-shanked Douc - Behaviour Mating Reproduction And Lifespan
Doucs are, like all monkeys, social animals and they live in groups, with an average size of 4-15, but groups of up to 50 have been recor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dow Chemical Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Dow Chemical Company - History
The Dow Chemical Company was founded in 1897 by Herbert Henry Dow in order to extract chlorides and bromides from brine deposits under Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ddt: Encyclopedia Ii - Ddt - Ddt And Malaria
Malaria infects between 300 million and 500 million people every year. The World Health Organisation estimates that around 1 million peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 24-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid: Encyclopedia Ii - 24-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid - Toxicity
The LD50 in rats has been reported as 375 and 666 mg/kg in two different studies. Single oral doses of 5 and 30 mg/kg body weight did not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dioxin: Encyclopedia Ii - Dioxin - Sources Of Dioxin
The United States Environmental Protection Agency Dioxin Reassessment Report is possibly the most comprehensive review of dioxin, but oth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gloria Estefan: Encyclopedia Ii - Gloria Estefan - Biography
Known as the "Queen of Latin Pop", Estefan is one of the most recognized music artists in the world. Billions have heard her, millions ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fullerton California: Encyclopedia Ii - Fullerton California - History
This section is drawn substantially from Oranges and Oil, by Fullerton Heritage Evidence of prehistoric habitation is present in Ralph B....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Scott: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Scott - The 1980s
Grieving, Scott nevertheless persisted in trying to kickstart a feature film career. Among the projects interesting him was an adaptation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gilmore Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - Gilmore Girls - Plot
Lorelai's conflict with her wealthy parents is central to the back-story for the series. Her headstrong mother, Emily (Kelly Bishop) and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1945: Encyclopedia Ii - 1945 - Events
1945 - January. January 5 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 - British General Bernard M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Awareness Ribbon: Encyclopedia Ii - Awareness Ribbon - List Of Awareness Ribbons
The meaning behind the awareness ribbon depends on its color. Many groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, and as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 In Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 In Canada - Events
2005 in Canada - January. January 7: Minister of Health Ujjal Dosanjh arrives in Sri Lanka to survey the aftermath of the Indian Ocean...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemical Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Chemical Warfare - History
Chemical warfare - Chemical warfare in ancient and classical times. Chemical weapons have been used for millennia in the form of poison...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chloracne: Encyclopedia Ii - Chloracne - Etiology And Progression
Chloracne normally results from direct skin contact with chloracnegens, although ingestion and inhalation are also possible causative rou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Intervention By The Usa
Vietnam War - Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin. Main articles: Gulf of Tonkin Incident, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herbicidal Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Herbicidal Warfare - Vietnam War
The first major use of herbicides against people in a conflict was by the United States in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Success...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Intervention By The Usa
Vietnam War - Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin. Main article: Gulf of Tonkin Incident Johnson raised the level of U.S. involvement on J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Intervention By The Usa
Vietnam War - Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin. Main article: Gulf of Tonkin Incident Johnson raised the level of U.S. involvement on J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Songs Containing Overt Reference To Real Musicians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Songs Containing Overt Reference To Real Musicians - List
Entries are listed with the following syntax: "Song Title" by musical artist(s) most associated with song references musicians and/or ban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr.: Encyclopedia Ii - Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. - Command Assignments
Zumwalt next served as executive officer of the destroyer USS Saufley, and in March 1946 was transferred to the destroyer USS Zellars, as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Manson Person: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Manson Person - Music Career
Marilyn Manson person - Early years. While in Broward Community College (BCC), Warner became Assistant Entertainment Editor of the coll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elmira Ontario: Encyclopedia Ii - Elmira Ontario - History
A community by the name of Bristow's Corners was already in existence in 1839, when a post office was assigned there. Local merchant Samu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange County California: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange County California - Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,455 km² (948 mi²), making it the smallest county in Southern Cali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herbicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Herbicide - History
Prior to the widespread use of chemical herbicides, cultural controls, such as altering soil pH, salinity, or fertility levels, were used...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monsanto: Encyclopedia Ii - Monsanto - Corporate History
Monsanto was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1901, by John Francis Queeny, a 30-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry. He funded...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid: Encyclopedia Ii - 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid - Toxicity
The LD50 in rats has been reported as 375 and 666 mg/kg in two different studies. Single oral doses of 5 and 30 mg/kg body weight did not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boricua Popular Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Boricua Popular Army - Background
Los Macheteros were organized in the 1970s by Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Juan Enrique Segarra Palmer and Orlando González Claudio. The group...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Casualties
Main article: Vietnam War casualties Estimating the number killed in the conflict is extremely difficult. Official records from North Vie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boricua Popular Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Boricua Popular Army - Notable Acts / Incidents
Boricua Popular Army - 1970s. In January 2, 1977 one day after Carlos Romero Barcelo, a statehood advocate, was sworn in as Governor of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gilmore Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - Gilmore Girls - Music
Music plays a large part in the show. Most of the main or recurring characters on the show have had their musical tastes revealed at one ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jersey Devil: Encyclopedia Ii - Jersey Devil - The Jersey Devil In Popular Culture
In the American Dragon: Jake Long episode "Long Weekend", Jake is called upon to defend a community of sprites from the Jersey Devil. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Vietnamization
Nixon was elected President and began his policy of slow disengagement from the war. The goal was to gradually build up the South Vietnam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - The End Of U.s. Involvement
On 15 January 1973, citing progress in peace negotiations, President Nixon announced the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jersey Devil: Encyclopedia Ii - Jersey Devil - Descriptions
Many different descriptions have been put forward by those who have seen the creature. Several eyewitness accounts follow. "I looked out...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Notes
Note 1: Various names have been given to the war, and these have shifted over time, though Vietnam War is the dominant standard in Engli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jersey Devil: Encyclopedia Ii - Jersey Devil - Legends
According to one version of the tale, the Jersey Devil was the thirteenth child born to a Mrs. Leeds, a resident of the Pine Barrens duri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - The Tet Offensive
Late in 1967, General Westmoreland had asserted that it was "conceivable" that in "two years or less" US forces could be phased out of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Common Military Medals Of The Vietnam War
During the war, a wide array of military decorations for bravery, meritorious actions, and general service were created by both nations o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Domestic Effects In The U.s.
The Vietnam war had many long term repercussions for U.S. society and foreign policy. Vietnam War - War Powers Resolution. Criticism of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Opposition To The War
Small-scale opposition to the war began in 1964 on college campuses. This was happening during a time of unprecedented leftist student ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Eisenhower And Vietnam
Soon after the Korean War, with the intention of preventing South Vietnam from becoming a communist state, President Eisenhower sent the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Domestic Effects And Aftermath In Indochina
Vietnam War - Vietnam. Virtually every Vietnamese, especially South Vietnamese, was affected by the war, having endured large scale bom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jersey Devil: Encyclopedia Ii - Jersey Devil - Origins
There are many possible roots of the Jersey Devil legends. The Pine Barrens, as their name suggests, were avoided by early settlers as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Background
France had gained control of Indochina in a series of colonial wars beginning in the 1840s and lasting until the 1880s. At the Treaty of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Pacification And Hearts And Minds
The U.S. realized that the South Vietnamese government needed a solid base of popular support if it was to survive the insurgency. In ord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - The Beginning Of The War
Vietnam War - NLF National Liberation Front in the South. Liberation forces initiated guerilla activities in South Vietnam in 1957. Two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Overview
Hồng Bàng | An Dương Vương A precise timeline of the Vietnam War is difficult to determine. Some consider the Vietnam War to have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - The Tet Offensive
Late in 1967, General Westmoreland had asserted that it was "conceivable" that in "two years or less" US forces could be phased out of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Background
France had gained control of Indochina in a series of colonial wars beginning in the 1840s and lasting until the 1880s. At the Treaty of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - The Beginning Of The War
Vietnam War - NLF National Liberation Front in the South. Liberation forces initiated guerilla activities in South Vietnam in 1957. Two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - The United States Becomes Involved
Vietnam War - Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vietnam. Soon after the Korean War, with the intention of preventing South Vietnam from becoming...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - Overview
Hồng Bàng | An Dương Vương A precise timeline of the Vietnam War is difficult to determine. Some consider the Vietnam War to have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Scott: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Scott - The 2000s
His subsequent films, Spy Game (2001) and Man on Fire (2004), though further demonstrating his technical skills, did so at the expense of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 - Online Play
To go online with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, you need a PlayStation 2, a network adaptor, and an Internet connection. If you have broadban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Scott: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Scott - Pre-filmmaking Years
Born in Stockton-on-Tees in the farmlands of Northern England, Tony Scott's first foray into filmmaking was not from behind the camera, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Scott: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Scott - The 1990s
In 1990, Scott returned the Simpson-Bruckheimer fold to helm the big-budget auto racing saga Days of Thunder. Once again directing Tom Cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam War: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam War - The Tet Offensive
Late in 1967, General Westmoreland had asserted that it was "conceivable" that in "two years or less" US forces could be phased out of th...   » Read the article