Another study on 2,4,5,-T
NZPA-Reuter Washington The United States Air Force has said it will study the health of servicemen exposed to a weed-killer, Agent Orange, during spraying in Vietnam. Under “Operation Ranchhand,” Air Force crews sprayed a chemical mixture of 50 per cent 2,4,5-T and 50 per cent 2,4 D to defoliate combat areas between 1962 and 1971. An Air Force spokesman said that the study, to ’ begin this autumn, would include 1200 servicemen likely to have had significant exposure and about 1800 not. ex-
posed to the chemical, which studies have linked to birth deformities and miscarriages. The Environmental Protection Agency recently put a partial ban on commercial uses of 2,4,5-T based on findings that it caused miscarriages in women in an area of Oregon after nearby forest land had been sprayed. An Air Force spokesman said that the study, expected to last six years, would determine if any causal relationship could be established between exposure to the herbicide and changes in the longterm health of individuals involved.
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