Congressional Research Service document #7-5700 on Da Nang. By Michael F. Martin, Specialist in Asian Affairs.
Research
Research documents useful for in-depth study of the effects of Agent Orange/Dioxin on the Vietnamese and American veterans of the war.
Study Finds New ADHD Genes Links Susceptibility with Autism and Other Neuropsychiatric Conditions
An overlap between some of these genes and those found in other neuropsychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Exposure to Environmental Toxins in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychiatry Investigation: Greater exposure to ET may be associated with autism spectrum disorder.
Judgement of the International People’s Tribunal of Conscience
Wars do not end when the bombs stop falling and the fighting ceases. The devastation continues long after, in the land and in the minds and bodies of the affected population.
Dioxins and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality
Dioxins and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Environmental Health Perspectives, by Olivier Humblet.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children; Autism and ADHD
By Mona Sethi Gupta, Ph.D. Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, developmental delays and intellectual retardation are among the neurodevelopmental disorders that extract an enormous toll.
Agent Orange & Birth Defects: The Legacy Continues
By Betty Mekdeci, Executive Director of Birth Defect Research for Children, The VVA Veteran
Elevated Sister Chromatid Exchange Frequencies in Veterans
Elevated sister chromatid exchange frequencies in New Zealand Vietnam War veterans
Agent Orange’s Bitter Harvest (Science, Vol. 315)
New findings paint a more sinister picture of the Vietnam War herbicide; scientists are trying to revive an epic study of its effects on U.S. veterans and clarify its legacy in Vietnam
Molecular Epidemiologic Evidence for Diabetogenic Effects of Dioxin Exposure in U.S. Air Force Veterans of the Vietnam War
Environmental Health Perspectives: GLUT4:NFκB ratio is a reliable marker for the diabetogenic action of dioxin.
Agent Orange exposure tied to ills in Vietnam vets
Overall, two thirds of the herbicides used during the conflict contained dioxin.
Potentials for exposure to industrial chemicals suspected of causing developmental neurotoxicity
Philippe Grandjean, MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor and Marian Perez, MPH, Project Coordinator, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston
Health status of Army Chemical Corps Vietnam veterans who sprayed defoliant in Vietnam
Health status of Army Chemical Corps Vietnam veterans who sprayed defoliant in Vietnam in American Journal of Industrial Medicine.
The Agent Orange Dioxin issue in Viet Nam: A Manageable Problem
Short paper submission to the 26th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Genetic damage in New Zealand Vietnam war veterans–Participant report
Prepared by Louise Edwards, Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, New Zealand.
Study on diseases related to chemical toxic (Vietnamese version)
Short paper submission to the 26th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (DIOXIN 2006).
Study on variation of some biological factors (Vietnamese version)
Study on variation of some biological factors such as genetics, immunology, biochemistry, hematology in patients with high risk of exposure to Dioxin (Vietnamese version)
Levels of 2,3,7,8-TCDD in Blood from Agent Orange Sprayed Locations in Vietnam
Short paper submission to the 26th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants.