View spraying missions in Vietnam by date and location

View spraying missions in Vietnam by date and location

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U.S. troops, Vietnamese nationals exposed to dangerous chemicals

By Jason Grotto, Chris Groskopf, Ryan Mark, Joe Germuska and Brian Boyer | Tribune staff Dec. 4, !!" The map be#o$ can be used to see defo#iant sprayin% missions by &.'. and 'outh (ietnamese forces o)er (ietnam, as $e## as *aos and Cambodia. The missions be%an in summer +",+ and ended more than a decade #ater, in sprin% +"-+. C#ickin% and dra%%in% on the time#ine at the bottom of the map #ets you )ie$ the sprayin% missions as they took p#ace o)er months and years. .ou a#so can /oom in on a particu#ar to$n or area by enterin% its name in the search bo0. 1nce you ha)e found the sprayin% missions you are #ookin% for, you can c#ick on the #ines on the map to %et more detai#s about the missions, such as the number of #e%s, or runs, the number of %a##ons and the type of defo#iant.

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Defoliants sprayed during the Vietnam War
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5#ease note4 *ines rendered on the map represent sprayin% runs, many of $hich are part of mu#ti3run sprayin% missions. The 6uantity of herbicide #isted in the map descriptions are per mission. *ine $idth on the map is not an indicator of spray distribution. 7erbicide 6uantity is not a)ai#ab#e for some missions.

This interacti)e map is based on the 7erbicide 80posure 2ssessment3(ietnam database de)e#oped by Jeanne 'te##man, professor emeritus at Co#umbia &ni)ersity9s schoo# of pub#ic hea#th, and Co#umbia epidemio#o%y professor 'te)en 'te##man. They c#eaned data from a +"-4 :ationa# 2cademy of 'ciences database and supp#emented the records $ith documents from the :ationa# 2rchi)es. The database is considered the most comprehensi)e a)ai#ab#e on sprayin% missions. The effort $as funded by a contract from the :ationa# 2cademy of 'ciences to bui#d an e0posure mode# that cou#d be used to assess the defo#iants9 hea#th impact on &.'. )eterans $ho ser)ed in (ietnam. The mode# has been e)a#uated t$ice by the ;nstitute of Medicine, $hich recommended that the &.'. Department of (eterans 2ffairs use it to e)a#uate the chemica#s9 hea#th impact. The (2 has been testin% the e0posure mode# since !!<.