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Sinistrous

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4. I believe the main toxin in Agent Orange was 2,4,5-T, not 2,4-D.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 08:57 PM

Jan 2012

The biggest problem with agent orange was that, in the process of manufacturing 2,4,5-T, overheating caused the formation of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD). See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange

2,4-D is an ingredient in such exotic products as Ortho "Weed-B-Gone".

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I believe the main toxin in Agent Orange was 2,4,5-T, not 2,4-D. Sinistrous Jan 2012 #4