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Herbicide Tests and Storage Outside Vietnam

Possible exposure due to herbicide tests and storage at military bases in the United States and locations in other countries
  • Cambodia

    Location: Southeastern part of Kompong Cham Province and Dar and Prek Clong plantations, Cambodia
    Dates 6/1969
    Project Description: In 6/1969, the U.S. government received notice of charge by Cambodian government that major defoliation damage to the Cambodian rubber plantation near the RVN border had occurred as a result of U.S. defoliation activity. This was confirmed by a team of experts.
    Agents: Orange
    DoD Involvement: Yes
  • Canada

    Location: Base Gagetown near Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Dates: 6/20/1967 - 6/24/1967
    Project Description: During the period of 12/1966 - 10/1967, a comprehensive short-term evaluation was conducted by personnel from Fort Detrick's Plant Science Lab in coordination with contract research on formulations by chemical industry and field tests by USDA and University of Hawaii.
    Agents: Basic desiccants and Orange, Blue, various
    DoD Involvement: Yes
  • India

    Location: Kumbla, South India
    Dates: 1945-1946
    Project Description: The main objective of the experiments was to determine the feasibility of accomplishing severe injury or destruction of tropical food crops by the application of growth-inhibiting (LN*) compounds in static trials. Field plantings were treated with various agents at different rates in different forms.
    Agents: LN compounds *phenoxy
    DoD Involvement: Yes
  • Korea

    Location: Korea, third Brigade, 2nd Division area
    Dates: 7/23/1968 - 7/24/1968
    Project Description: In 1968, chemicals were sent from the Plant Sciences Lab, Ft Detrick, MD, to the Republic of Korea for the purpose of testing their effectiveness in the control of vegetation.
    Agents: Hyvar XWS, tandex, Urox B, Urox Oil concentrate (liquids) bromacil, tandex, Urox 22 (solids)
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Korea, 2nd and 4th Brigades, 2nd Division area
    Dates: 8/1968
    Project Description: In 1968, chemicals were sent from the Plant Sciences Lab, Ft Detrick, MD, to the Republic of Korea for the purpose of testing their effectiveness in the control of vegetation.
    Agents: Hyvar XWS, tandex, Urox B, Urox Oil concentrate (liquids) bromacil, tandex, Urox 22 (solids)
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Korea, third Brigade, 2nd Division area
    Dates: 10/3/1968
    Project Description: In 1968, chemicals were sent from the Plant Sciences Lab, Ft Detrick, MD, to the Republic of Korea for the purpose of testing their effectiveness in the control of vegetation.
    Agents: Hyvar XWS, tandex, Urox B, Urox Oil concentrate (liquids) bromacil, tandex, Urox 22 (solids)
    DoD Involvement: Yes
  • Laos

    Location: Laos
    Dates: 12/1965 - 1967
    Project Description: In December 1965, herbicide operations were begun in Laos, with sorties being flown from Tan Son Nhut and Da Nang. The purpose was the exposure of foot trails, dirt roads and other LOCs that crossed into SVN. This network leads from NVN, through the eastern panhandle, to Cambodian border.
    Agents: Orange
    DoD Involvement: Yes
  • Puerto Rico

    Location: Las Mesas and La Jagua experimental areas at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
    Dates: 2/1956 - 6/1956
    Project Description: During February to June, 9 chemicals were evaluated in PR on 16 genera tropical woody plants. The chemicals were applied in highly concentrated solutions with a microsprayer to the leaves.
    Agents: 2,4,5-T, 2,4-D, pentachlorophenol, ammate, weedazol, endothal Harvestaid, Butyne -1,4-diol
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Guanica and Joyuda, Puerto Rico
    Dates: 6/1956 - 9/1956
    Project Description: 9 chemicals were evaluated on 16 genera of tropical woody between June and September. The chemicals were sprayed to duplicate small branches, using a microsprayer.
    Agents: 2,4,5-T, potassium cyanate, amiendo, F-2, 6-Ca-4, Y-F Tree and Brush Kiler, ACP M-118, ShedA-Leaf
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Las Mesas and La Jagua, Mayaguez, Joyuda at Cabo Rojo, and Guanica Insular Forest at Guanica, Puerto Rico
    Dates: 9/1956-12/1956
    Project Description: 16 compounds with defoliating properties were evaluated using 28 different tropical woody plants, each representing a separate genus. The chemicals were applied to duplicate small branches with a microsprayer and to single larger branches or whole trees with a 2-gallon knapsack sprayer.
    Agents: 6-Ca-4,Liojn Oil,2,4,5-T, B-1613, B-1638, Ammate, V-C1-186, endothal, shed-a-leaf, M-118, Y-F,esteron 2,4-D,F3,F4,F5,F6
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Las Mesas and La Jagua, Mayaguez, Guanica Beach, Puerto Rico
    Dates: 1/1957 - 3/1957
    Project Description: 7 compounds were evaluated on 29 different woody plants to determine their effectiveness as defoliants, desiccants, and as killing agents. They were applied with a microsprayer to the upper leaf surfaces of duplicate small branches.
    Agents: V-C 3-105, V-C 1-21, V-C 1-443, F-7, TBP, Phillips 713, V-C 3-173
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Las Mesas and La Jagua, Mayaguez, Guanica Beach, Puerto Rico
    Dates: 4/1957 - 6/1957
    Project Description: 7 compounds were sprayed on 25 different plants in order to evaluate their effectiveness as defoliants, desiccants, and killing agents. The compounds were applied with a microsprayer to the upper and lower leaf surfaces of duplicate small branches.
    Agents: B-1676, B-1638, NP 1098, SD 1369, Ammate, Shed-a-leaf
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Las Mesas and La Jagua, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
    Dates: 7/1957 - 12/1957
    Project Description: 8 different spray formulations were applied to 16 different tropical trees and shrubs in order to evaluate their effectiveness as defoliants, desiccants, and killing agents.
    Agents: MgClO3, Golden Harvest Defoliant, Dow-M562, F-8, F9, F-10, F-11, F-12
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Loquillo, Puerto Rico
    Dates: 4/1966, 10/1966
    Project Description: Field tests of defoliants were designed to evaluate such variables as rates, volume of application, season, and vegetation. Data from aerial application tests at several CONUS and OCONUS locations are provided in tables.
    Agents: Orange
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Las Marias, Puerto Rico
    Dates: 2/1967 - 12/1967
    Project Description: During the period of 12/1966 - 10/1967, a comprehensive short-term evaluation was conducted by personnel from Fort Detrick's Plant Science Lab in coordination with contract research on formulations by chemical industry and field tests by USDA and U of HI.
    Agents: Various, including Orange
    DoD Involvement:Yes

    Location: Near Rio Grande, on the northeast coast of Puerto Rico
    Dates: 8/23/1967, 10/18/1967, 12/21/1967-12/26/1967
    Project Description: In 1967, the Dow Chemical Company was awarded a DoD research contract. The objective was to prepare as pellets mixtures of various herbicides and to test them on varying vegetation situations for the control of a range of plant species.
    Agents: Picloram, bromacil, pyriclor, and terbacil
    DoD Involvement: Undetermined

    Location: Las Mesas Cerros, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
    Dates: 5/24/1968, 5/26/1968, 5/27/1968
    Project Description: In 1967, the Dow Chemical Company was awarded a DoD research contract. The objective was to prepare as pellets mixtures of various herbicides and to test them on varying vegetation situations for the control of a range of plant species.
    Agents: Picloram, bromacil, pyriclor
    DoD Involvement: Undetermined
  • At Sea

    Location: At Sea
    Dates: Summer 1977
    Project Description: In 1977, the USAF incinerated 2.22 million gallons of Herbicide Orange at sea in an operation entitled PACER HO. Extensive industrial hygiene sampling efforts supporting the transfer operations at Gulfport, MS and Johnston Island indicated all exposures were inconsequential (2-3 orders of magnitude below the TLVs for 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T).
    Agents: Orange
    DoD Involvement: Yes (Gulfport, MS); No (Johnston Island)
  • Thailand

    Location: Replacement Training Center of the Royal Thai Army near Pranburi, Thailand
    Dates: 1964 and 1965
    Project Description: An extensive series of tests were conducted by Fort Detrick during 1964 and 1965 in collaboration with the Military Research and Development Center of Thailand. The objective was to perform onsite evaluation of phytotoxic chemicals on vegetation in SE Asia.
    Agents: Orange, Purple
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Thailand
    Dates: 1964-65
    Project Description: Sponsored by ARPA; ARPA Order 423, Between the mentioned dates, there was a large-scale test program to determine effectiveness of mentioned agents in defoliation of upland forest or jungle vegetation representative of SEA.
    Agents: Purple, Orange, Others
    DoD Involvement: Yes

    Location: Thailand
    Dates:1964-65
    Project Description: Field tests of defoliants were designed to evaluate such variables as rates, volume of application, season, and vegetation. Data from aerial application tests at several CONUS and OCONUS locations are provided in tables.
    Agents: Orange, Blue
    DoD Involvement: Yes

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