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More than any other issue or controversy, Agent Orange keeps the topic of dioxin alive and in the public’s attention. It is impossible to do more than speculate what the dioxin issue would be if the Vietnam War had been different, but it is entirely possible that Agent Orange might be a forgotten issue, and dioxin a smaller problem.
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Gough, M. (1986). Agent Orange and Vietnam. In: Dioxin, Agent Orange. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6130-3_3
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