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Agent Orange  

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  • Agent Orange is a herbicide used by American forces during the Vietnam conflict to remove leaves and other plant life that provided cover to enemy forces. It is a formulation of the two commercially available and widely used herbicides: 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4,5-T). [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Agent Orange]

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