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Agent Orange [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
- Agricultural Chemicals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Agent Orange
1, record 1, English, Agent%20Orange
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mixture of organochlorine herbicides consisting mainly of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) which was used as a defoliant in the Vietnam war. 2, record 1, English, - Agent%20Orange
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It was reported by the Washington Post that more than a million gallons of Agent Orange (the most powerful defoliant used in Vietnam and banned since April, 1970) was being shipped back to the United States ... This move still leaves the less toxic Agent White and Agent Blue at the disposal of United States and South Vietnam forces. 3, record 1, English, - Agent%20Orange
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
- Agents chimiques (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent Orange
1, record 1, French, agent%20Orange
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Agents chimiques et biologiques visant les animaux et les végétaux. [...] La voie de pénétration [...], l'insolubilité [...], la nature [du produit conduisent] à en associer plusieurs tels que l'acide trichlorophénoxyacétique (2,4,5 T), le picloram ou l'acide cacodylique, éléments de base des agents Orange, Blanc ou Bleu de l'armée américaine. [...] L'agent Orange utilisé au Vietnam contenait des traces de dioxine, dont la toxicité a été relevée à l'occasion d'accidents industriels [...] 2, record 1, French, - agent%20Orange
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En plus d'être constamment au combat, j'étais également exposé à des gaz et des toxines qui étaient des poisons mortels, spécialement l'Agent Orange et une sorte de gaz agissant sur les nerfs, durant mon service et la guerre du Viêt Nam. 3, record 1, French, - agent%20Orange
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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