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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781341203321

Titolo

Blue water navy vietnam veterans and agent orange exposure [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, 2010

ISBN

0-309-21621-4

1-283-13498-5

9786613134981

0-309-16248-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Disciplina

615.95137

Soggetti

Agent Orange

Veterans - Diseases - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""REVIEWERS""; ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND""; ""3 SELECTED CHEMICALS USED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR""; ""4 FATE AND TRANSPORT OF HERBICIDES USED IN VIETNAM""; ""5 EXPOSURE ROUTES AND MECHANISMS""; ""6 LONG-TERM ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS""; ""7 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""APPENDIX: CODISTILLATION DURING POTABLE WATER TREATMENT: ANALYSIS OF THE AUSTRALIAN STUDY""