Transport and bioaccumulation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans at the Bien Hoa Agent Orange hotspot in Vietnam. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s11356-014-3946-9.
Bien Hoa bēĕnˈ wä [key], city, Vietnam, c.20 mi (30 km) NE of Ho Chi Minh City. It is famous for its handmade pottery. In the city are sawmills and granite quarries. There is a commercial airport. A large U.S. air base was established there dur
Ponds at the former US airbase at Ben Hoa, Vietnam are contaminated with Agent Orange. The ponds had been used for aquaculture, and in all likelihood, fish from those ponds have been sold to the public. We assessed human exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD)...
Agent Orange hotspotDioxinPCDD/FsFoodstuffsVietnamIn this survey, food items were collected from vicinities of Bien Hoa and Da Nang airbase and determined for polychloro-dibenzo-dioxins and polychloro-dibenzo-furans (PCDD/Fs) to assess their accumulation, distribution in the local food items, and...
This indicates that the dioxins originate from a defoliant Agent Orange disposed at the site after the Vietnam War.doi:10.1186/s40064-015-1064-xDang Thuong HuyenToshifumi IgarashiTakuya ShiraiwaSpringerOpenSpringerPlusHuyen, D.T.; Igarashi, T.; Shiraiwa, T. Vertical distribution of dioxins in ...