‘If we took the bag to Congress they wouldn’t want to be messin’ with it’
44 Million Litres Sprayed in the Vietnam War: Vietnam Veterans And Their Families Share Stories of Exposure, Illness And Frustration Continue Reading
Dioxin
WHO labels 2,4-D herbicide as ‘possibly’ causing cancer
The WHO cancer research unit has deemed 2,4-D, the active ingredient of Dow’s herbicide – once used in infamous Agent Orange – as ‘possibly’ causing cancer. The chemical ranked one behind the ‘probably carcinogenic’ glyphosate in Monsanto’s Roundup. Upon careful… Continue Reading
Veterans and Agent Orange Update 2012
Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Ninth Biennial Update); Board on the Health of Select Populations;Institute of Medicine. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US);2014 Mar 6. ISBN-13: 978-0-309-28886-6 ISBN-10: 0-309-28886-X From 1962… Continue Reading
Sen. Moran introduces bill to address lingering Agent Orange Generational problems in veterans
WICHITA, Kansas — A national group of Vietnam veterans gathered in Wichita Thursday to discuss issues with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Among the issues discussed at the Vietnam Veterans of America Kansas State Council town hall meeting, were the… Continue Reading
VA Letter Connects Agent Orange Component and Iraq War
CORPUS CHRISTI — A man who survived war, came home to fight a dangerous disease. The local veteran has been struggling with lung disease for years now and his doctors and family believe he got that disease from an enemy… Continue Reading
APHA Agent Orange Policy Number: 20075
Nov 06 2007 APHA Agent Orange Policy: Date: 11/6/2007 – Policy Number 20075 passed by the APHA Governing Council November 6, 2007 http://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2014/07/29/13/22/agent-orange Policy Date: 11/6/2007 Policy Number: 20075 It is estimated that between 1961 and 1971, approximately 77 million… Continue Reading
MfE lawyers blocked dioxin testing at Mapua
28 August 2008 Watch a video of the oral question Correspondence and other information given to the Green Party shows the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) used lawyers to argue against Tasman District Council (TDC) testing for dioxin during the… Continue Reading
Dioxin: What’s the rush?
24 July 2007 The Green Party is disappointed by the ridiculously tight time frame that has been placed on the consultation with dioxin victims as announced by the Ministry of Health, and is calling on the Minister to intervene. “It’s… Continue Reading
Community must be involved in dioxin review
26 October 2006 It is imperative that the Paritutu community is consulted over the appointment of an independent expert to review findings by forensic accountant John Leonard that a Ministry of Health report into dioxin contamination in New Plymouth contained… Continue Reading
Dow’s Claims “Plain Wrong” Dow has international history of avoiding liability
10 September 2004 The claim made by Dow Agrosciences that the dioxin levels detected in Paritutu residents are not high enough to be harmful is plain wrong, Greenpeace said today. The company also has a history of avoiding liability across… Continue Reading
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