what is agent orange vietnam

Agent Orange was a herbicide mixture used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War to control vegetation. It was named for the orange band around the storage barrel. The herbicide was a 50/50 mixture of two herbicides: 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, and much of it contained a dangerous chemical contaminant called dioxin. The U.S. military sprayed millions of gallons of Agent Orange and other herbicides on trees and vegetation during the Vietnam War. The use of Agent Orange in Vietnam resulted in numerous legal actions, and lawsuits filed on behalf of both U.S. and Vietnamese veterans sought compensation for damages. Agent Orange was extremely deadly because the U.S. sprayed 20 times more than the manufacturer recommended in the environment, and it contained a chemical called dioxin, which is a carcinogen that can cause cancer. After its use in the 1960s, Agent Orange was banned by the U.S. in 1971, and remaining stocks were taken from Vietnam and the U.S. to Johnston Atoll, a U.S. controlled island about 700 miles SE of Hawaii, where it was destroyed in 1978. Today, there is no Agent Orange in Vietnam or anywhere else.