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Agent orange was a contaminant of a herbicide that was sprayed on jungles so our troops would be better able to get through them and see the other-guys who were waiting to ambush.
It was never used near cotton fields. It has fully dissipated a long time ago due either to sunlight or oxygen or microorganisms. Someone is feeding you misinformation in order to make you feel anxious.
We've also used chemical "weapons" in Colombia and Bolivia, trying to eradicate their coca crops, and if the coca crops was replaced by cotton fields?
35% of our coffee also comes from Vietnam. One scientist questioned the safety of the coffee from Vietnam, but was "shot down" by the research scientists working in the 7 story caffeine research center in Paris. And will we ever know, given how corrupt research scientists can be?
We have have Agent Orange in the White House. Sorry, could not resist.
Seriously, though, my husband has been trying to get the VA to admit that Agent Orange was stored and shipped on planes from Guam. He saw leaking barrels and sat on brown grass and has Parkinson's today. That is an acknowledged side effect of Agent Orange exposure.
I doubt you have anything to worry about today from an indoor manufacturing plant in Vietnam 50 years later. You do know that one of Nike's manufacturing plants is also in Vietnam. That would not have been exposed by now for Agent Orange repercussions?
I have several tee shirts that have made in Vietnam labels. I am worried about agent orange contamination because these are 100% cotton shirts and during the Vietnam war the chemicals have oversprayed onto cotton fields and the products are still contaminated. How will I know if these shirts made in Vietnam are not contaminated with agent orange and other poisonous chemicals that were used in the Vietnam war?
Since agent orange was a defoliant it is doubtful any cotton would grow in an area still contaminated. In addition to this the vast majority of cotton used in Vietnamese textile manufacturing is imported from the U.S. (68%). An article states that there is only roughly 1000 hectares of cotton production in Vietnam.
I have several tee shirts that have made in Vietnam labels. I am worried about agent orange contamination because these are 100% cotton shirts and during the Vietnam war the chemicals have oversprayed onto cotton fields and the products are still contaminated. How will I know if these shirts made in Vietnam are not contaminated with agent orange and other poisonous chemicals that were used in the Vietnam war?
I have several tee shirts that have made in Vietnam labels. I am worried about agent orange contamination because these are 100% cotton shirts and during the Vietnam war the chemicals have oversprayed onto cotton fields and the products are still contaminated. How will I know if these shirts made in Vietnam are not contaminated with agent orange and other poisonous chemicals that were used in the Vietnam war?
Are you just as concerned about the Vietnam veterans and their health problems from agent orange?
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Originally Posted by Rabrrita
The only long term issue related to Agent Orange that still exist on Vietnam is the long term birth defects and some issues of river outflow areas with the sediment. Most inland fields have long been rendered safe and seasonal monsoons over the last 30+ years has washed any lingering contaminate to ocean deltas.
A dear friend, a Vietnam Vet, still has medical problems, most likely, related to agent orange. All three of his children have genetic birth defects (probably due to agent orange), two of his grandchildren died in utero due to severe genetic birth defects, and three of his four living grandchildren have severe genetic birth defects. No one in either family had/has any type of genetic birth defects before this happened.
I have several tee shirts that have made in Vietnam labels. I am worried about agent orange contamination because these are 100% cotton shirts and during the Vietnam war the chemicals have oversprayed onto cotton fields and the products are still contaminated. How will I know if these shirts made in Vietnam are not contaminated with agent orange and other poisonous chemicals that were used in the Vietnam war?
You'll die as soon as you put it on. Is your life insurance good?
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