SULJE VALIKKO

Englanninkielisten kirjojen poikkeusaikata... LUE LISÄÄ

avaa valikko

National Academies Press
Sivumäärä: 738 sivua
Asu: Kovakantinen kirja
Julkaisuvuosi: 2019, 20.01.2019 (lisätietoa)
Kieli: Englanti
From 1962 to 1971, the U.S. military sprayed herbicides over Vietnam to strip the thick jungle canopy that could conceal opposition forces, to destroy crops that those forces might depend on, and to clear tall grasses and bushes from the perimeters of US base camps and outlying fire-support bases. Mixtures of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T), picloram, and cacodylic acid made up the bulk of the herbicides sprayed. The main chemical mixture sprayed was Agent Orange, a 50:50 mixture of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. At the time of the spraying, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), the most toxic form of dioxin, was an unintended contaminant generated during the production of 2,4,5-T and so was present in Agent Orange and some other formulations sprayed in Vietnam.


Because of complaints from returning Vietnam veterans about their own health and that of their children combined with emerging toxicologic evidence of adverse effects of phenoxy herbicides and TCDD, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was asked to perform a comprehensive evaluation of scientific and medical information regarding the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange, other herbicides used in Vietnam, and the various components of those herbicides, including TCDD. Updated evaluations were conducted every two years to review newly available literature and draw conclusions from the overall evidence. Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 11 (2018) examines peer-reviewed scientific reports concerning associations between various health outcomes and exposure to TCDD and other chemicals in the herbicides used in Vietnam that were published between September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2017, and integrates this information with the previously established evidence database.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Evaluation of the Evidence Base
4 Biologic Mechanisms
5 Background on Selected Epidemiologic Studies and Populations
6 Immune System Disorders
7 Cancer
8 Reproductive Health Effects and Effects on Descendants
9 Neurologic Disorders
10 Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disorders
11 Other Chronic Health Outcomes
12 Conclusions and Recommendations
References
Appendix A: Public Meeting Agendas
Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographies

Tuotetta lisätty
ostoskoriin kpl
Siirry koriin
LISÄÄ OSTOSKORIIN
Tilaustuote | Arvioimme, että tuote lähetetään meiltä noin 3-4 viikossa
Myymäläsaatavuus
Helsinki
Tapiola
Turku
Tampere
Veterans and Agent Orange - Update 11 (2018)zoom
Näytä kaikki tuotetiedot
ISBN:
9780309477161
Sisäänkirjautuminen
Kirjaudu sisään
Rekisteröityminen
Oma tili
Omat tiedot
Omat tilaukset
Omat laskut
Lisätietoja
Asiakaspalvelu
Tietoa verkkokaupasta
Toimitusehdot
Tietosuojaseloste