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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.

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.

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.

Sep 6, 2011

Waiting for an Army to Die: The Tragedy of Agent Orange

By Fred Wilcox. An investigation of the scientific, legal, and moral issues raised by the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. "I died in Vietnam, but I didn’t even know it," said a young...

Mar 30, 2012

Dioxins and Health: Including Other Persistent Organic Pollutants and Endocrine Disruptors

Explore the latest science on dioxins and other POPs, and their impact on human health By Arnold Schecter PDF available from the Wiley Online Library Now in its third edition, Dioxins and Health is...

Sep 7, 2004

Dioxin Revisited: Developments Since the 1997 IARC Classification of Dioxin as a Human Carcinogen

By Kyle Steenland, Pier Bertazzi, Andrea Baccarelli, and Manolis Kogevinas In 1997 the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; the...