Library of Resources
Operation Ranch Hand: The Air Force and Herbicides in Southeast Asia, 1961-1971
By William Buckhingham (1982). This book is a model study of the process by which military policy was made in Southeast Asia. READ MORE
Veterans and Agent Orange
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 11 (2018). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. READ MORE
Waiting for an Army to Die: The Tragedy of Agent Orange
By Fred Wilcox. "I died in Vietnam, but I didn’t even know it," said a young Vietnam vet on the Today Show one morning in 1978, shocking viewers across the country. READ MORE
Trespass Against Us: Dow Chemical & The Toxic Century
By Jack Doyle. A comprehensive overview of the company’s dirty deeds from Agent Orange / dioxin to Greenwashing. READ MORE
The Dioxin War: Truth and Lies About a Perfect Poison
By Robert Allen. This is a book about Dioxin, one of the most poisonous chemicals known to humanity. READ MORE
From Enemies to Partners: Vietnam, the U.S. and Agent Orange
"From Enemies to Partners: Vietnam, the U.S. and Agent Orange," by Le Ke Son and Charles Bailey. READ MORE
Dioxins and Health: Including Other Persistent Organic Pollutants and Endocrine Disruptors
By Arnold Schecter. Dioxins and Health offers readers quick access to essential information about dioxins and related compounds written in clear, simple language. READ MORE
Agent Orange in the Viet Nam War: History and Consequences
by Prof. Dr. Le Cao Dai (published in Vietnam - not currently available) READ MORE
Agent Orange: History, Science, and the Politics of Uncertainty
"Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond" by Edwin Martini, University of Massachusetts Press; First edition READ MORE
The extent and patterns of usage of Agent Orange and other herbicides in Vietnam
Jeanne Mager Stellman, Steven D. Stellman, Richard Christian, Tracy Weber & Carrie Tomasallo. Nature, April 2003. READ MORE
Viet Nam: War’s Lasting Legacy
A presentation by Phung Tuu Boi, Boi Center for Assistance in Nature Conservation and Community Development, Vietnam and advisor to the Vietnam Victims of Agent Orange Association (VAVA). READ MORE
Department of Veterans Affairs: Agent Orange Exposure
If you served in Vietnam or in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) during the Vietnam Era you may have had contact with this herbicide. READ MORE
Where Tactical Herbicides Were Tested or Used Outside Vietnam
DoD list (2019) of Agent Orange testing locations outside of Vietnam. READ MORE
VA Herbicide Tests and Storage in the U.S.
Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam were tested or stored elsewhere, including many military bases in the United States. READ MORE
Dioxin Revisited: Developments Since the 1997 IARC Classification of Dioxin as a Human Carcinogen
The epidemiologic and toxicologic evidence since the IARC (1997) classification of TCDD as a human carcinogen has strengthened the case for IARC’s decision. READ MORE
Dioxins in Air Force Veterans
PCDDs, PCDFs, AND PCBs IN THE SERUM OF 800 US AIR FORCE VETERANS IN 2002 Pavuk M1, Patterson DG Jr2, Turner ... READ MORE
Air Force Study
MORTALITY IN US AIR FORCE VETERANS OF OPERATION RANCH HAND Pavuk M1, Ketchum NS2, and Fox KA3 Organohalogen ... READ MORE
Ecocidal Warfare Publications by A.H. Westing
Publications by Arthur H. Westing, Westing Associates. READ MORE
Ecocidal Warfare Publications by E.W. Pfeiffer
Publications by Egbert W. Pfeiffer, Westing Associates. READ MORE
Ecocidal Warfare Publications by A.W. Galston
Publications by Arthur W. Galston, Westing Associates. READ MORE
Agent Orange in Cambodia: The 1969 Defoliation in Kampong Cham
By Andrew Wells-Dang, PDF, Expanded Version. READ MORE
Agent Orange and the Environment: From Research to Remediation
A presentation by Phung Tuu Boi, Boi Center for Assistance in Nature Conservation and Community Development, Vietnam and advisor to the Vietnam Victims of Agent Orange Association (VAVA). READ MORE
Monsanto Superfund Site, Nitro, West Virginia
Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Solutia Nitro Site (Formerly: Flexsys, Solutia, Monsanto) in Nitro, West Virginia. READ MORE
Dow Chemical Superfund Site, Midland and the Tittabawassee River, MI
Off-site contamination extends over 50 miles downstream through the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers and into Saginaw Bay. READ MORE
Dioxin Reservoirs in Southern Viet Nam: A Legacy of Agent Orange
By Hatfield Consultants and members of the Ministry of Health, Vietnam. Chemosphere, 47. In the isolated Aluoi Valley of central Viet Nam, very high levels... READ MORE
U.S. Agent Orange/Dioxin Assistance to Vietnam
By the Congressional Research Service, May 2020 update. READ MORE
Hatfield Consultants Agent Orange Monitoring
Hatfield has completed numerous assessments of Agent Orange, a dioxin-contaminated herbicide that was widely used by the US military during the US-Viet Nam war. READ MORE
Environmental Remediation at Da Nang Airport
The airports at Da Nang, Bien Hoa, and Phu Cat have been referred to as dioxin "hotspots" due to high dioxin concentrations. USAID assessment, June 2010. READ MORE
Environmental Assessment of Dioxin Contamination at Bien Hoa Airbase
Final environmental assessment by USAID, May 2016. READ MORE
Dow Chemical Co. v. Stephenson, 539 U. S. 111 (2003)
In 1984, Dow Chemical Co. negotiated a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by Vietnam War veterans who had been exposed to chemical herbicides. READ MORE
Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin Class Action Complaint
Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin Class Action Complaint. READ MORE
Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange v. Dow Chemical Co.
In 2004, a complaint was filed on behalf of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange and several individuals against various chemical companies. READ MORE
Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin v. Dow Chemical Co., No. 05-1953 (2d Cir. 2008)
On February 22, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York dismissed a class action lawsuit brought against U.S. chemical companies. READ MORE
Oral Argument Agent Orange Appeal (June 18, 2007)
The occasion of oral argument was held by the U.S Appellate Court of the Second Circuit, June 18th, 2007, to judge the lawsuit filed against chemical companies. READ MORE
Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance (COVVHA)
Agent Orange Dioxin Survivors Uniting Internationally READ MORE