Services Herbs Tape - A Record of Helicopter and Ground Spraying Missions, Aborts, Leaks, and Incidents

摘要

On 21 May 1980, the Army Agent Orange Task Force was formed to provide military research support to several government agencies concerned with possible adverse health effects of Vietnam veterans to the herbicide known as Agent Orange. Earlier, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) conducted an investigation for the Defense Department to study the effects of herbicides used in Vietnam. During the conduct of the NAS study and automated data base of U.S. Air Force C123 Ranch Hand spray missions was developed. As various protocols were being designed for epidemiologic and case control studies, the need for and automated data base of Non-Ranch Hand spray missions was recognized to provide data for use in studies about possible exposure opportunities for U.S. ground troops. This report documents helicopter, ground spraying missions and incidents.