Defoliants in Vietnam: the long-term effects

Hay, A.

Nature 302(5905): 208-209

1983


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-0836
PMID: 6835358
Document Number: 205591
The proceedings of a symposium held in Ho Chi Minh City in Jan. 1983 to evaluate the long term effects on man and the environment of the herbicide spraying programme carried out during the Vietnam war are summarized. Progress in regeneration and replanting of inland forests and mangrove swamps, effects on soil fertility, local rainfall, erosion, wildlife and human health are discussed.

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