Serum dioxin in Vietnam-era veterans - preliminary report

Journal Article · Fri Aug 14 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6066922

Agent orange, a defoliant used in Vietnam, was a mixture of 2,4-DD and 2,4,5-TS. During manufacture 2,4,5-T was contaminated with TCDD, a compound with marked toxicity in some species of experimental animals. In 1979, the US Congress responded to concerns of Vietnam veterans by passing Public Law 96-151 mandating epidemiologic studies of the possible health effects on Vietnam veterans of exposure to herbicides and their associated dioxin contaminants. In 1983, CDC developed a protocol for a historical cohort study of US Army veterans who had served in heavily sprayed areas of Vietnam. A report on that study is presented.

• OSTI ID: 6066922
• Journal Information: JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 258:6; ISSN JAMAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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