Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins

Dioxin is a general name for a large group of hundreds of chemical compounds with similar structure. These compounds are made up of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and chlorine atoms. It deposits in the fatty tissue and can be a long-time danger for human and animals. My Thesis Statement is that Dioxin is one of the rogue chemical, which can have bad impacts both human- and animals health, which also can cause at worst the death. What are the inference from Dioxin?

Nerve Agents are defined is a class of chemicals put together depending on their similar mechanism of action. Nerve agents interrupt vital nerve communication in various organs. The severity of reaction depends on the range of toxicity and dosage released. The most well known military nerve agents are tabun, sarin, soman, GF, and VX. All of these are manmade compounds. The first military nerve agent GA (ethyl-N-dimethyl-phosphoroamidocynate) was discovered in Germany. After this discovery it was

Agent Orange Hazardous Chemical Essay Intro: Between the years 1961 and 1972, 2.4 million American soldiers were exposed to a Vietnam war tactic that left numerous people both terminally and physically ill in America and Vietnam. This war tactic was known as an herbicide called agent orange, named for the orange stripe that was painted on its 55 gallon barrels that it was stored in. An herbicide is a substance that is toxin to plants and is used to destroy unwanted vegetation. Agent orange was sprayed

Hazardous Chemical Project: Agent Orange and the Environment Agent Orange; a chemical that stopped the Vietnamese military’s advantage and improved the chances of the American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War. For the Americans, it was a way to destroy the foliage that allowed the Vietnamese soldiers to move secretly through the brush and plot attacks. As it became increasingly difficult to find Vietnamese soldiers who used the environment to their advantage, the new chemical was developed

In the Vietnam War, a defoliant chemical, was sprayed onto the jungles of Vietnam. This chemical was called Agent Orange. Agent Orange was used to clear the jungles to give soldiers a better line of sight while on the ground. At the time of the use of Agent Orange, officials had no idea that this chemical could cause birth defects and other diseases. Agent Orange has a toxin called dioxin, which even though may be used decades ago, there are still large amounts of contamination in Vietnam today.

Today, the Agent Orange case is a serious threat to public health as veterans and generations affected up onto today are still suffering. A large amount "Herbicide Orange" was used in Vietnam has been of major belief to many that contributed to the most tragic environmental and public health problems. Scenarios such as a U.S. troop who was just an electrician said he saw "no action" in the war, decades later this veteran developed Type 2 diabetes. A lot of others experience their scars from this

Introduction Protecting the environment from toxic contaminants such as pesticide, herbicide, and other Solvents are vital to the survival of the inhabitants of the respective environment. This is important because such contaminants, when released into the environment can create devastating health problems such as cancer in humans. This paper will evaluate three of the many carcinogenic chemicals that have the propensity to cause cancer and other health problems. Therefore, the paper will evaluate

Chemical weapons have been used throughout history to gain tactical advantages over enemies in armed conflicts. There is evidence that civilizations up to thousands of years ago engaged in the poisoning of water supplies or the use of toxic smoke in sieges. More recently, with the rise of industrialization and formalized scientific study, chemicals were developed with the intention of using them in war. The development of chemical weapons was already of international concern in 1899, when a peace

In recent history, there has been an abundance of chemical warfare that has caused harm to society and nature, post war. To be more specific, the Vietnam war was one of the most noticeable conflicts that was destructive to both parties involved through chemical warfare, not only to the soldiers but also the environment. During the 1960s through to current day, the chemical pollution of the many mangrove forests near local villages has led to health problems for the local Vietnamese people and the

Desolate… The only way to describe Vietnam after the United States military dropped the herbicide Agent Orange on their landscape. Agent Orange is an extremely powerful herbicide that was used in the Vietnam War. The health risks outweigh the benefits greatly, as even today Vietnam still feels the affects of the terrible herbicide. There have been many research studies on this powerful herbicide to show the negative affects. During the Vietnam War, Vietnam was greatly affected by the herbicide Agent