1 15 4 https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/f8340ef02ae78851778a14a58000de63.pdf 8ddfd6447f9c5c17a836c8c48ff783ed PDF Text Text Item D Number °5612 Author Boffey, Philip M. D Corporate Author RBpOrt/ArttdO Tltto International Study is Urged of Agent Orange in Vietnam Journal/Book Title ^ew ^or^ Times Year 1984 Month/Day January 21 Color Number of hngn DeacrtatOII Notaa D ° Alvin ^~ Young filed these documents together with others in a folder labeled, "Agent Orange Working Group Science Panel, Current Folder." Monday, March 25, 2002 Page 5612 of 5720 �New York Times 1/21/84 P.I International Study Is Urged Of Agent Orangedn Vietnam By PHILIP M. IpteWMTbttftwYdtTIMi WASHINGTON, Jan. 20—The senior veteran* than he had expected, baaed member of the House Veterans Affairs on complaints by American veterans. Committee today called for an interna- Some Vietnamese officials said male tional study of whether Agent Orange, sutterlng from ttchv a herbicide used to defoliate trees and veterans kill crops in the Vietnam War, had skin, inability to atoep and other health and one caused harm to the Vietnamese who problems, he reported,that maledoctor said he was convinced veterwere exposed to it. ans had chromosome damage. But Mr. Representative Don Edwards, Edwards said that Vietnam was such a Democrat of California, who recently primitive country that it had made no returned from a week in Vietnam, said real effort to keep track of its veterans an objective study conducted there and determine their health problems. , could help resolve the dispute over whether the herbicide caused long- Mr. Edwards said he would issue a term term to American troops. It was report next week calling for an internaused to destroy vegetation that pro- tional study. He said it should be conducted by a respected international orvided iwver for the Vietcong. ganization, perhaps the World Health "We can't resolve the problem here, Organisation or the Food and Agriculapparently." Mr. Edwards said in a tural Organization, both'of which are telepnoa* interview. "I concluded that specialized United Nations agencies. a study of what happened over there because studies begun by either the would assist greatly in the American United States or Vietnam alone would studies of our veteran population. It lack credibility. just doesn't make sense not to go where He said he did not know if Agent the living laboratory is." Orange was connected with the genuine Vietnamese See a Ltak health problems experienced by VietMr. Edwards said Vietnamese hospi- nam veterans, but added, ."We have an tal administrators, scientists and doc- obligation to get an answer to this tors had told of health damage to conundrum." women who had apparently been exposed to the herbicide M girls in jungle villages. He said he had been told there was a high rate of cancer of the uterus and of abnormal births among these women. • 'Maybe Agent Orange had nothing to do with it," Mr. Edwards said, "but that should be established. An investigation should be done.'' Vietnamese scientists have conducted studies concluding that birth defects and cancer appear related to Agent Orange. One group of scientists from Western and Communist bloc countries that visited Vietnam a year ago said it found the studies "suggestive" but not conclusive. The group, of which Arthur H. Westing, an ecologist at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass., was the co-leader, called for cooperation between Vietnamese and other scientists on the question. > Itching SUn and Sleeplessness The Federal Government is sponsoring more than 50 studies of Agent Orange in this country. The key studies require accurate records of where people were at the time the herbicide was sprayed and of subsequent health problems. Some American scientists doubt that adequate records for such a study exist in Vietnam. Mr. Edwards said that in visiting hospitals in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi he heard far fewer complaints of suffering among male Vietnamese � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young. For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New York Times Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 21 1984 Title A name given to the resource International Study is Urged of Agent Orange in Vietnam ao_seriesVIII Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young. For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 129 Folder The folder containing the original item. 3705 Series The series number of the original item. Series VI Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Boffey, Philip M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Science Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 2 1970 Title A name given to the resource Herbicides in Vietnam: AAAS Study Runs into a Military Roadblock Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young. For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 128 Folder The folder containing the original item. 3634 Series The series number of the original item. Series VI Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Boffey, Philip M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Science Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-02-01 Title A name given to the resource Defense Issues Summary of Defoliation Study Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young. For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 029 Folder The folder containing the original item. 0502 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries I Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Boffey, Philip M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Science Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 8 1971 Title A name given to the resource Herbicides in Vietnam: AAAS Study Finds Widespread Devastation Subject The topic of the resource defoliation ecological impact health effects ao_seriesIII