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Korean War Exposures

USFK sprayed defoliant from 1955 to 1995, new testimony suggests
Accounts have also emerged about defoliant spraying in the DMZ during the mid-1950s. Speaking to the Hankyoreh on Monday, seventy-seven-year-old retired Army First Sergeant Eum Do-nam of Yeoncheon County said, “While I was working at the Army’s 15th Infantry Division at Baengma-goji [in Cheolwon County, Gangwon] in 1955, the U.S. military carried out aerial spraying of defoliant in the DMZ three or four times a month with helicopters and other aircraft.” Learn more

Toxic Military Exposures

Occupational Hazards

Occupational Hazards Exposures from working with chemicals, paints, and machinery during service. Learn more

Non-Toxic Military Exposures

Noise

Harmful sounds from guns, equipment, and machinery that is often experienced during service. Learn more

Cold Injuries

Possible health problems from cold-weather injuries, especially during the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. Learn more

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs
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Autoimmune Disease Databases

Kaiser Permanente Autoimmune Disease Registry The Registry was founded in 2009 with funding by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. With tens of thousands of

Environmental Databases

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is a human health assessment program that evaluates information on health effects

Rare Disease Database

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) If you are seeking information about a rare disease that is not in this database, we would suggest contacting the Genetic and

Agent Pink

Agent Pink is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War Vietnam War. The name comes

Agent White

Agent White is the code name for a herbicide used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War. The name comes from the regulatory requirements of

Agent Green

Agent Green is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War. The name comes from the

Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure in Agent Orange-Contaminated C-123 Aircraft – 1972 to 1982

According to the report, from 1972 to 1982, approximately 1,500 to 2,100 Air Force Reserve personnel trained and worked on C-123 aircraft that previously had been used to spray

Herbicide Tests and Storage Outside Vietnam

Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database

In the U.S. – Herbicide tests and storage

Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database
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Autoimmune Disease Databases

Kaiser Permanente Autoimmune Disease Registry The Registry was founded in 2009 with funding by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. With tens of thousands of

Environmental Databases

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is a human health assessment program that evaluates information on health effects

Rare Disease Database

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) If you are seeking information about a rare disease that is not in this database, we would suggest contacting the Genetic and

Agent Pink

Agent Pink is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War Vietnam War. The name comes

Agent White

Agent White is the code name for a herbicide used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War. The name comes from the regulatory requirements of

Agent Green

Agent Green is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War. The name comes from the

Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure in Agent Orange-Contaminated C-123 Aircraft – 1972 to 1982

According to the report, from 1972 to 1982, approximately 1,500 to 2,100 Air Force Reserve personnel trained and worked on C-123 aircraft that previously had been used to spray

Herbicide Tests and Storage Outside Vietnam

Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database

In the U.S. – Herbicide tests and storage

Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database
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