Agent Blue
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Agent Blue was a herbicidal chemical defoliant used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War to destroy crops and vegetation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemical defoliant
ⓘ
herbicide ⓘ tactical herbicide ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
environmental contamination in Vietnam
ⓘ
health risks from arsenic exposure ⓘ |
| chemicalClass | organoarsenic compound ⓘ |
| containsElement | arsenic ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deliveryMethod |
aerial spraying
ⓘ
ground spraying ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActiveIngredient |
cacodylic acid
ⓘ
sodium cacodylate ⓘ |
| hasColorCodeName | Blue ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
long-term soil contamination
ⓘ
potential groundwater contamination ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
defoliation of vegetation
ⓘ
desiccation of plants ⓘ destruction of enemy food supplies ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom |
Agent Green
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Agent Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ Agent Pink NERFINISHED ⓘ Agent Purple NERFINISHED ⓘ Agent White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | no longer used as a military defoliant by the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor | use in large-scale herbicidal warfare in Vietnam ⓘ |
| partOf | Rainbow herbicides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | U.S. military herbicidal warfare program in Vietnam ⓘ |
| purpose | to deny cover and food to enemy forces ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
environmentally persistent
ⓘ
toxic to humans ⓘ |
| targeted |
dense vegetation
ⓘ
food crops ⓘ rice crops ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
North Vietnamese food resources
ⓘ
Viet Cong food resources ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByBranch |
U.S. Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crop destruction
ⓘ
defoliation ⓘ destruction of vegetation ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
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