Oconus Defoliation Test Program
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Oconus Defoliation Test Program
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Author : Robert Arthur Darrow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Oconus Defoliation Test Program written by Robert Arthur Darrow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Defoliants categories.
A test program was conducted in Thailand in 1964 and 1965 to determine the effectiveness of aerial applications of Purple, Orange, and other candidate chemical agents in defoliation of upland jungle vegetation representative of Southeast Asia on duplicate 10-acre plots. Aerial spray treatments were applied at rates of 0.5 to 3.0 gallons per acre on two test sites representing tropical dry evergreen forest and secondary forest and shrub vegetation. Applications were repeated in alternate 2- to 3-month periods to determine minimal effective rates and proper season of application. Defoliation effectiveness was evaluated by (1) visual estimates of overall vegetation and individual species defoliation, (2) measurements of changes in canopy obscuration by a vertical photography technique, and (3) measurements of changes in horizontal visibility of a human-sized target at various ranges. Data provided by these techniques were used in comparative evaluation of defoliant chemicals in relation to rate, volume, season of application, canopy penetration, and vegetation response. (Author).
The History Use Disposition And Environmental Fate Of Agent Orange
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Author : Alvin Lee Young
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2009-04-21
The History Use Disposition And Environmental Fate Of Agent Orange written by Alvin Lee Young and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-21 with Science categories.
For almost four decades, controversy has surrounded the tactical use of herbicides in Southeast Asia by the United States military. Few environmental or occupational health issues have received the sustained international attention that has been focused on Agent Orange, the major tactical herbicide deployed in Southern Vietnam. With the opening and establishment of normal relations between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1995, the time has come for a thorough re-examination of the military use of Agent Orange and other "tactical herbicides" in Southern Vietnam, and the subsequent actions that have been taking place since their use in Vietnam. The United States Department of Defense has had the major role in all military operations involving the use of tactical herbicides, including that of Agent Orange. This included the Department's purchase, shipment and tactical use of herbicides in Vietnam, its role in the disposition of Agent Orange after Vietnam, its role in conducting long-term epidemiological investigations of the men of Operation RANCH HAND, and its sponsorship of ecological and environmental fate studies. This book was commissioned by The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment) with the intent of providing documentation of the knowledge on the history, use, disposition and environmental fate of Agent Orange and its associated dioxin.
Technical Abstract Bulletin
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language : en
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Technical Abstract Bulletin written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Science categories.
The Imagineers Of War
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Author : Sharon Weinberger
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2017-03-14
The Imagineers Of War written by Sharon Weinberger and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-14 with History categories.
The definitive history of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon agency that has quietly shaped war and technology for nearly sixty years. Founded in 1958 in response to the launch of Sputnik, the agency’s original mission was to create “the unimagined weapons of the future.” Over the decades, DARPA has been responsible for countless inventions and technologies that extend well beyond military technology. Sharon Weinberger gives us a riveting account of DARPA’s successes and failures, its remarkable innovations, and its wild-eyed schemes. We see how the threat of nuclear Armageddon sparked investment in computer networking, leading to the Internet, as well as to a proposal to power a missile-destroying particle beam by draining the Great Lakes. We learn how DARPA was responsible during the Vietnam War for both Agent Orange and the development of the world’s first armed drones, and how after 9/11 the agency sparked a national controversy over surveillance with its data-mining research. And we see how DARPA’s success with self-driving cars was followed by disappointing contributions to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Weinberger has interviewed more than one hundred former Pentagon officials and scientists involved in DARPA’s projects—many of whom have never spoken publicly about their work with the agency—and pored over countless declassified records from archives around the country, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, and exclusive materials provided by sources. The Imagineers of War is a compelling and groundbreaking history in which science, technology, and politics collide.
Veterans And Agent Orange
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1994-01-01
Veterans And Agent Orange written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-01 with Medical categories.
Have U.S. military personnel experienced health problems from being exposed to Agent Orange, its dioxin contaminants, and other herbicides used in Vietnam? This definitive volume summarizes the strength of the evidence associating exposure during Vietnam service with cancer and other health effects and presents conclusions from an expert panel. Veterans and Agent Orange provides a historical review of the issue, examines studies of populations, in addition to Vietnam veterans, environmentally and occupationally exposed to herbicides and dioxin, and discusses problems in study methodology. The core of the book presents: What is known about the toxicology of the herbicides used in greatest quantities in Vietnam. What is known about assessing exposure to herbicides and dioxin. What can be determined from the wide range of epidemiological studies conducted by different authorities. What is known about the relationship between exposure to herbicides and dioxin, and cancer, reproductive effects, neurobehavioral disorders, and other health effects. The book describes research areas of continuing concern and offers recommendations for further research on the health effects of Agent Orange exposure among Vietnam veterans. This volume will be critically important to both policymakers and physicians in the federal government, Vietnam veterans and their families, veterans organizations, researchers, and health professionals.
The Pentagon S Brain
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Author : Annie Jacobsen
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-09-15
The Pentagon S Brain written by Annie Jacobsen and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-15 with History categories.
Discover the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, in this Pulitzer Prize finalist from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51. No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen draws on inside sources, exclusive interviews, private documents, and declassified memos to paint a picture of DARPA, or "the Pentagon's brain," from its Cold War inception in 1958 to the present. This is the book on DARPA -- a compelling narrative about this clandestine intersection of science and the American military and the often frightening results.
Notices Of Changes In Classification Distribution And Availability
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Notices Of Changes In Classification Distribution And Availability written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Science categories.
A Survey Of Chemical And Biological Warfare
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Author : John Cookson
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2018-11-01
A Survey Of Chemical And Biological Warfare written by John Cookson and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-01 with Political Science categories.
An in-depth analysis of nearly all chemical and biological weapons, their effects, and the politics surrounding their deployment.
Riot Control Agents And Herbicides In War
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Author : Wil D. Verwey
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1977-03-29
Riot Control Agents And Herbicides In War written by Wil D. Verwey and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977-03-29 with History categories.
Congressional Record
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Author : United States. Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Law categories.