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Agent Orange still effecting Vietnamese
nitrouz
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Agent Orange found in some Vietnamese food
DALLAS, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A recent study says Agent Orange is still contaminating food in the Hoa City area of Vietnam.
The study, published in the current issue of the Journal Of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, indicates Agent Orange residue is responsible for high blood dioxin levels among the city's residents.
The spraying of the defoliant ended 30 years ago, but Dr. Arnold Schecter of the University of Texas School of Public Health in Dallas said people are affected by eating highly contaminated foods, such as ducks, chicken and fish.
Along with an international research team, Schecter has collected samples of food from Hoa City, about 20 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
Very high levels of Agent Orange were found in most types of animals studied. The highest levels were found in ducks: up to 343 parts per trillion, compared with a usual level of less than 0.1 part per trillion.
Even higher dioxin levels were found in animal fats, which are considered a delicacy in Vietnam.
May I be the first to say.....Who cares.
"He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one."
- Jesus Christ in Luke 22:36
DALLAS, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A recent study says Agent Orange is still contaminating food in the Hoa City area of Vietnam.
The study, published in the current issue of the Journal Of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, indicates Agent Orange residue is responsible for high blood dioxin levels among the city's residents.
The spraying of the defoliant ended 30 years ago, but Dr. Arnold Schecter of the University of Texas School of Public Health in Dallas said people are affected by eating highly contaminated foods, such as ducks, chicken and fish.
Along with an international research team, Schecter has collected samples of food from Hoa City, about 20 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
Very high levels of Agent Orange were found in most types of animals studied. The highest levels were found in ducks: up to 343 parts per trillion, compared with a usual level of less than 0.1 part per trillion.
Even higher dioxin levels were found in animal fats, which are considered a delicacy in Vietnam.
May I be the first to say.....Who cares.
"He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one."
- Jesus Christ in Luke 22:36
Comments
My border collie is smarter than your honor student.
These people don't get much sympathy here in America. Hell it took forever for the govt to recognize that Agent Orange had injured American soldiers.
Eric