Approximately 10 years (from 1961 鈥 1971), US Army had sprayed about 80 million liters of toxic chemicals over the South of Vietnam including 20 different toxic substances in which Agent Orange, a mixture of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, was a significant composition. According to insufficient ...
At the climax of the war in Vietnam, about 77 million litres of defoliants (Agent Orange herbicide) contaminated with the highly toxic class of chlorinated dioxin chemicals was sprayed over approximately one‐fifth of the total land area of South Vietnam. For various reasons, the environmental ...
8. This vulnerability is primarily attributed to the dual negative impact of air pollution, stemming from inefficient transportation modes, substandard heating systems, increased energy and fossil fuel consumption, as well as the
"Secretary Rubio made clear that this status quo is unacceptable and that absent immediate changes, it would require the United States to take measures necessary to protect its rights under the treaty," the State Department said in a summary of the meeting. Speaking on behalf of Mr Trump, Mr...
Elevated ROS formation leads to potential damage of biological structures and is implicated in various diseases. Astaxanthin, a xanthophyll carotenoid, is a secondary metabolite responsible for the red-orange color of a number of marine animals and microorganisms. There is mounting evidence that ...
Most studies of Agent Orange to date focus either on the wartime use of herbicides or the long-term consequences of that use after the war was over. Lost in that narrative gap is the story of what happened to the 2.4 million gallons of A... Edwin A. Martini 被引量: 1发表: 2012年 ...
Michael Hudson:Well, I’m honored to be here on the same show with Pepe and discuss our mutual concern. And I think you have to frame the whole issue that China is thriving, and the West has reached the end of the whole 75-year expansion it had since 1945. ...
DNA targeting drugs represent a large proportion of the actual anticancer drug pharmacopeia, both in terms of drug brands and prescription volumes. Small DNA-interacting molecules share the ability of certain proteins to change the DNA helix's overall organization and geometrical orientation via tilt,...
But every year, a handful of lawsuits get filed that are patently ridiculous. Let’s take a quick look at what frivolous lawsuits are, why they’re filed, and whether there are any repercussions. What’s a frivolous lawsuit? A frivolous lawsuit is a lawsuit that has no legal merit. To ...
Depletion of NADPH also impairs regeneration of the thiol form of glutathione (GSH) (γ−glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine) from its disulfide form; GSH is a thiol-containing reducing agent which protects cells from oxidative stress by neutralising reactive oxygen species (ROS). GSH is present at lower...