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Edgewood/Aberdeen Experiments

The Chemical-Biological Warfare Exposures Site
Classified medical studies of low-dose chemical agents conducted from 1955-1975
MILITARY EXPOSURES
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Chemicals tested

Chemicals tested The agents tested included chemical warfare agents and other related agents (inactive substances or placebos such as saline were used): Anticholinesterase nerve agents (ex., sarin and common organophosphorus (OP), and carbamate pesticides) Mustard agents Nerve agent antidotes atropine and scopolamine Nerve agent reactivators (ex., the common OP antidote 2-PAM chloride) Psychoactive agents (ex., LSD, PCP, cannaboids, and BZ) Irritants and riot control agents Alcohol and caffeine

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Agent Pink

Agent Pink is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War Vietnam War. The name comes

Agent White

Agent White is the code name for a herbicide used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War. The name comes from the regulatory requirements of

Agent Green

Agent Green is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War. The name comes from the

Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure in Agent Orange-Contaminated C-123 Aircraft – 1972 to 1982

According to the report, from 1972 to 1982, approximately 1,500 to 2,100 Air Force Reserve personnel trained and worked on C-123 aircraft that previously had been used to spray

Agent Orange Vietnam
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