User:Cruzkrafsig/Rainbow Herbicides

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Long-term effects[ edit]
Vietnam remains heavily contaminated by dioxin-like compounds, which are classified as Persistent Organic Pollutants. These compounds remain in the water table and have built up in the tissues of local fauna. However, the contamination has begun to deteriorate, and the forest canopy has regrown somewhat since the Vietnam War.

Dioxins are endocrine disruptors and may have effects on the children of people who were exposed.

Soldiers exposed to Rainbow Herbicides in Southeast Asia reported long-term health effects, which led to several lawsuits against the U.S. government and the manufacturers of the chemical.

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Rainbow herbicides and other dioxin-like compounds are endocrine disruptors, and evidence suggests that they continue to have long term health consequences many years after exposure. Because they mimic or interfere with hormonal function, adverse effects can include problems with reproduction, growth and development, immune function, and metabolic function. For example, dioxins and dioxin-like compounds influence the hormone Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), which has a role in the determination of male or female sex characteristics. There have been thousands of documented instances of health problems and disfigurement related to rainbow herbicide exposure in Vietnam, where tested levels remain high in the soil, water, and atmosphere. In progress...Cruzkrafsig (talk) 03:46, 3 March 2020 (UTC)