anufacturer, as well revealed sub-acute toxicity. The Department of Defense reported subsequent to the conduct of several herbicidal toxicity studies that sub-acute toxicity was evident. The National Cancer Institute as well investigated Agent Orange to determine the potential of this chemical for producing tumors, genetic alteration, or birth defects in experimental animals. The findings of this research indicated provocation of teratogenic effects (birth defects) in the experimental animals at a rate which was higher than that expected when compared to control animals" (Burger, 1989, p. 41). In addition, findings revealed traces of several other chemicals, including tetrachloro dibenzodioxin, a member of the chlorinated dibenzodioxin family, which is highly toxic and has been linked to cancer and blood dyscrasias. Allen (Klein, 1988, pp. 159-160) reports that "Other research and data point dramatically to a link between dioxin and a variety of diseases, including aplastic anemia." Wilcox (1989) and Hendin and Haas (1988) report several cases in which Viet Nam veterans manifest many of the clinical symptoms of aplast
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