is the code for a herbicide used by the U.S. military in its
Herbicidal Warfare program during the According to the post-war
Vietnamese government, 4.8 million were exposed to Agent Orange,
resulting in 400,000 deaths and disabilities, and 500,000
children born with birth .The Globe and Mail, June 12, 2008.
'Last Ghost of the Vietnam War' From 1961 to 1971, Agent Orange
was by far the most widely used of the so-called "Rainbow "
employed in the herbicidal warfare program. During the
production of Agent Orange (as well as Agents Purple were
produced as a contaminant, which have caused health problems for
those exposed during the Vietnam War. Agents Blue were part of
the same program but did not contain dioxins. The earliest form
of the compound triiodobenzoic acid was studied by as a plant
growth hormone. The research was motivated by the desire to
adapt soybeans for short growing season. Arthur Galston is
widely known for the social impact his work had on science. This
defoliant was modeled after Galston’s di