| 单词 | defoliant |
| 例句 | Now that we have the defoliant, the Collective will have us return to the surface once the winds are calm. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “The optimal habitable zone is very specific. We are nearly ready with a defoliant.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “And,” I hesitate, “I think I will work faster alone to replace the ruined defoliant.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Ellsberg knew the cause—American planes buzzed 150 feet above the treetops, spraying a defoliant known as Agent Orange. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A tank truck driver was preparing a cotton defoliant by mixing diesel oil with pentachlorophenol. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Besides increasing advisors, he had authorized the spraying of highly toxic Agent Orange and other defoliants to destroy enemy cover in the jungle, as well as rice crops in areas controlled by the Viet Cong. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z An incubator is set way too high at thirty-seven degrees Celsius, which makes no sense for a defoliant to kill Sagan’s plant life for terra-forming. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I agree we should do what we must to serve the Collective. And I will explain to the Chancellor why I need you to accompany me to test the defoliant.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But if I can create the defoliant, we could be back on Sagan within a day. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I mentally fist pump and suit up to start on the defoliant. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I look over just as Javier’s grips his hand to steady a tremble, then slides the toxin casually to the opposite side of the bench with the defoliant. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The sooner I create Nyla’s defoliant to rid the planet of the dangerous plants, the sooner she’ll send us back to check its effectiveness, and the sooner we can escape. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But the chemicals in these Earth defoliants killed most fish and mammals too, as well as humans. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I only need to keep playing the part long enough to create Nyla’s defoliant, so she’ll send us back on the surface like she said she would. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I can have her defoliant ready in a few days. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The leaves are just starting to spot brown with defoliant and I can still smell the sour chemical in the air. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I consider what defoliant will work on both the harmless ground cover and the elephant leaves. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The Scoular Company, which sells grains and other commodities, has begun requiring farmers who sell the company soybeans and corn to notify it before using any defoliants, including glyphosate. Traces of Controversial Herbicide Are Found in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z It’s also a deadly chemical that was used as an herbicide and defoliant in Vietnam, where “Da 5 Bloods” takes place. Perspective | Spike Lee on his role as an artist in tumultuous times: ‘I’m built for this’ 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Colleen begins to suspect that the medical problems she’s experienced and witnessed might be caused by the defoliant that the Sanderson Timber Company has been spraying on the woods for years. Review | ‘Damnation Spring’ beautifully explores the human cost of environmental damage 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Parkinson’s disease, an inner ear disorder and other neurological problems, all likely caused by the Vietnam vet’s exposure to the infamous defoliant Agent Orange, made it difficult for him to move. Florida center says ‘Grey Team’ technology, exercise help veterans overcome PTSD and other ailments 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Many of the veterans had long complained about health problems they said were caused by the Agent Orange defoliant the American military used during the war. In a First, South Korea Is Ordered to Compensate Vietnam War Victim 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z He returned regularly to Vietnam after the war to shoot assignments, run photo workshops and photograph victims of Agent Orange, a carcinogenic defoliant sprayed by the American military to clear jungles there. Tim Page, Gonzo Photographer of Vietnam War, Is Dead at 78 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Army, fought in Vietnam and dealt for years with post-traumatic stress disorder and the effects of exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange, he said. NYC’s first-ever Japanese heritage parade set for next month 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military sprayed defoliants over wide swaths of jungle to thin out forests and deprive enemy forces of cover. A ‘Silent Victim’: How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Speaking to an audience of veterans and lawmakers, Mr. Biden said it had taken years for researchers and lawmakers to better understand the harmful effects of Agent Orange, the defoliant used in the Vietnam War. In Texas, Biden Says New Legislation Could Expand Benefits for Burn Pit Victims 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z This spring, doctors identified his cancer as one of those linked to exposure to Agent Orange, the defoliant used during the war. Oregon hospitals overwhelmed by COVID postpone care for cancer patients, ‘hope they come back’ 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Dixon thinks exposure to the substance used as a defoliant in Vietnam caused his chronic cough and respiratory problems. Buffalo Soldiers taught horsemanship at segregated West Point. Soon a statue will honor their service. 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z For decades, Vietnam veterans were denied care for exposure to defoliants such as Agent Orange. Bills touted by Jon Stewart may help millions of veterans get care for toxic exposure 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z American bombers dropped tens of millions of litres of Agent Orange defoliant in Vietnam and Laos to deprive North Vietnamese fighters of camouflage and food between 1962 and 1971. Agent Orange: French court rejects lawsuit against chemical companies 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Agent Orange, the most widely used of those defoliants, destroyed five million acres of Vietnamese forests and damaged some 500,000 acres of cropland. Opinion | America, Please Don’t Forget the Victims of Agent Orange 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The documentary “The People vs. Agent Orange” follows two women in their 70s who are pushing for accountability regarding the deployment of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. New movies to stream this week: ‘The Inheritance,’ ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ and more 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z In another study, published last year, Jugulam turned her attention to the herbicide 2,4-D, one of the ingredients of agent orange, an infamous defoliant used in the Vietnam War. Will rising temperatures make superweeds even stronger? 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z It took decades for the U.S. government to acknowledge that Agent Orange, a defoliant used during the Vietnam War, was harmful to American military troops who were exposed to it. Post 9/11 military needs on Biden’s mind in VA secretary search 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The US compensates its veterans exposed to the defoliant but does not compensate Vietnamese nationals. Agent Orange: French court rejects lawsuit against chemical companies 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Nguyệt and her son are among the several million Vietnamese estimated by the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange, or the VAVA, to be living with the horrific consequences of the defoliant campaign. Opinion | America, Please Don’t Forget the Victims of Agent Orange 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The fight for presuming illnesses related to exposure is similar to the plight of Vietnam veterans, who for decades were denied care for exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange. Jon Stewart urges health-care law for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z After he was named to the bench in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, he presided over groundbreaking mass tort cases involving the use of asbestos and the Vietnam-era defoliant Agent Orange. A Legal Lion Lays Down His Gavel With a Ruling of ‘Love, Not Hate’ 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z U.S. military commanders, worried about the potential health risks to their troops, had flashbacks to the Vietnam War, when U.S. forces sprayed Agent Orange — a toxic defoliant — over tropical jungles. In confidential documents, U.S. officials said almost everything they did to end opium farming in Afghanistan backfired 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z U.S. military commanders, worried about the potential health risks to their troops, had flashbacks to the Vietnam War, when U.S. forces sprayed Agent Orange – a toxic defoliant – over tropical jungles. In confidential documents, U.S. officials said almost everything they did to end opium farming in Afghanistan backfired 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Military service members looking for compensation after their exposure to the herbicide and defoliant chemical known as Agent Orange during the Vietnam War are still fighting an uphill battle. Veterans face more delays on Agent Orange relief 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z They handled Agent Orange, the cancer-causing defoliant, but they handled it on carriers and ships in coastal waters. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Mattis visited an air base north of Ho Chi Minh City that was heavily contaminated in the late 1960s and early 1970s by American forces through storage and spillage of the chemical defoliant Agent Orange. US defense secretary sees the enduring costs of Vietnam War 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Sailors will volunteer at a protection center for victims of Agent Orange, a defoliant used by U.S. forces during the war that caused deformities and birth defects in children. U.S. Carrier Marks New Vietnam Ties With Port Call at Former War Site 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z They bribed farmers to stop cultivating poppies, hired mercenaries to invade poppy fields and drew up plans to spray defoliants from the sky. In confidential documents, U.S. officials said almost everything they did to end opium farming in Afghanistan backfired 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z That represented an upgrade from a previous recommendation that there was inadequate or insufficient evidence to link the diseases to the toxic herbicides used as defoliants in Vietnam. Veterans face more delays on Agent Orange relief 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Military veterans with Parkinson’s who were exposed to Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant the U.S. deployed during the Vietnam War, may be eligible for disability benefits. Was a spy’s Parkinson’s disease caused by a secret microwave weapon attack? 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z Danang’s airport is on the site of an old American air base where barrels of the defoliant Agent Orange were once stored and mixed. In Danang, Vietnam, Trump Makes a Friendlier American Landing 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s aimed at boosting awareness about possible health threats posed to the veterans, their children and grandchildren by the vets’ exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange. Nebraska Vietnam vets holding annual gathering in Lincoln 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z More than 30 years ago, he set up the compensation program for American soldiers injured by Agent Orange, the noxious Vietnam War-era defoliant. From 9/11 to Orlando, Ken Feinberg’s Alter Ego in Compensating Victims 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z A man was preparing a cotton defoliant by mixing diesel oil with penta. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z The film discusses the controversial Agent Orange defoliant, the visit to Hanoi by the actress and antiwar activist Jane Fonda, and the release of the Pentagon Papers. Filmmaker Ken Burns on the torment of the Vietnam War 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Others, torn by guilt, start charities to combat the debilitating effects of Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant sprayed by American warplanes. In Mekong Delta backwaters, Vietnam vets find peace in a town that war destroyed 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Under the expansive Project AGILE, researchers experimented with manipulating village food supplies by destroying rice crops, engineering population resettlement and, most notoriously, deploying chemical defoliants including Agent Orange. Military science: Masters of war : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z A number of causes of death don’t qualify, including exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange or similar chemicals, illness or suicide related to post-traumatic stress disorder, diabetes, cancer and heart attack. Long after his Vietnam tour, a soldier joins comrades on the Wall 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z One is 2,4-D, an ingredient in Agent Orange, the infamous Vietnam War defoliant. Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z U.S. forces sprayed 21 million gallons of defoliants on southern Vietnam from 1961 to 1971, including 12 million gallons of Agent Orange, to deny its enemies cover and kill food crops. U.S. helping defuse Vietnam’s dioxin hot spots blamed on Agent Orange 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z In the five years between her two visits to this plant, the surrounding landscape became unrecognizable, with the forest burned to the horizon and sprayed with chemical defoliants. The Land Was Theirs 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z This disproportionate burden carried by poorer countries includes lost economic opportunities, pollution and health problems caused by defoliants, the enriching of militaries and elites, cities ravaged by violence – not to mention the steep environmental costs. The War on Drugs Is Destroying the Environment 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z In both novels, Winslow relentlessly but not unreasonably compares the war on drugs to the war in Vietnam — American “advisers,” “the dull bass whop-whop-whop of helicopter rotors,” defoliants, assassinations, intelligence failures and futility. A gifted writer chronicles the ‘vocabulary of mutilation’ of Mexican drug cartels 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Many of these areas were subjected to use of the toxic chemical Agent Orange, a defoliant sprayed over jungle areas to destroy enemy cover. North Vietnamese veterans stories - BBC News 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Critics of the practice applauded the move, saying dumping defoliant on the coca fields was inefficient and created resentment among farmers. Colombian Coca Crop Increases in 2014, Raising Concern About Cocaine Trafficking 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z It was one of the two active ingredients in Agent Orange, the notorious Vietnam War defoliant. WHO adds one of world’s most popular weedkillers to list linked to cancer 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Proximity to the defoliants was enough to contaminate, but Tunnell and his shipmates got closer than that. Herbicide used in Vietnam War has lingering effect on vets 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z He said some mentioned other illnesses or attributed symptoms to the fort’s testing of the Vietnam War-era defoliant Agent Orange. Army denies claims that Fort Detrick caused cancer deaths 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Thompson, a Navy combat veteran of the Vietnam War, was exposed to the toxic defoliant Agent Orange in the 1960s during a military assignment as a land-based spotter for naval gunfire in Southeast Asia. Charles Thompson II, journalist of hard-hitting TV reports, dies at 72 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z He also inspected an American thermal treatment plant in Da Nang designed to clean up a deadly ingredient in Agent Orange, the defoliant sprayed by the American military over South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In China’s Shadow, U.S. Courts Old Foe Vietnam 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Thursday his complaint is part of a three-year battle to get help for post-Vietnam veterans with illnesses linked to the toxic chemical defoliant. Retired Westover reservist seeks Agent Orange help 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The military stopped the spraying by early 1971 over concerns that some defoliants contained compounds harmful to humans. Panel to study at Agent Orange residue exposure 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Britain was the first to use defoliants as a war tactic in Southeast Asia. Retro Report: Agent Orange’s Long Legacy, for Vietnam and Veterans 2014-05-11T22:53:53Z He favored withdrawing rural civilians into what he called “strategic hamlets” and spraying defoliants to cut off the enemy’s food supply. Roger Hilsman, Adviser to Kennedy on Vietnam, Dies at 94 2014-03-11T01:35:57Z Also, 2,4-D was one of the ingredients in the Agent Orange defoliant used in the Vietnam War that later was linked to illnesses in soldiers and Vietnamese civilians. As Dow seeks growth, new Enlist crop/chemicals seen as key 2014-03-10T12:11:44Z The US also drenched vast areas of south-east Asian jungle with the chemical defoliant Agent Orange, which reportedly killed thousands, during the Vietnam War. Why chemical weapons provoke outrage 2013-09-12T10:23:04Z The effects of Agent Orange, the toxic defoliant used by the US during the Vietnam War, is still affecting children born 50 years after the conflict. In pictures: Changing face of Vietnam 2013-08-22T00:19:43Z Scientists say the solution to the widespread resistance problem is a new type of GM that uses a powerful weedkiller that was once part of Agent Orange, the defoliant widely used during the Vietnam war. VIDEO: Farmers face rise of the superweeds 2012-09-19T01:22:16Z Dow Agrosciences says its new GM product is based on a chemical that was once a component of the Vietnam war defoliant, Agent Orange. Agent Orange trait tackles weeds 2012-09-19T01:24:53Z Feinberg also helped resolve claims that arose from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Virginia Tech massacre and the Vietnam War defoliant Agent Orange. Penn State Hires Victim Fund Veteran Lawyer Feinberg 2012-09-21T00:26:18Z Dow Agrosciences says their new GM product will use a chemical that was once a component of the Vietnam war defoliant, Agent Orange. Agent Orange trait tackles weeds 2012-09-19T01:24:53Z The chemical 2,4-D, in use for decades, was an ingredient in Agent Orange, the Vietnam War defoliant. Coalition Drops Opposition to Dow’s Genetically Engineered Crops 2012-09-12T00:40:18Z Many Vietnamese believe their health problems, and the birth defects of their children, were caused by exposure to the defoliant. Vietnam Agent Orange Victims Get Scientology Treatment 2012-09-06T01:00:48Z The US sprayed Vietnam's jungles to deprive the enemy of places to hide The US compensates its veterans exposed to the defoliant, but does not compensate Vietnamese nationals. US begins Agent Orange clean-up 2012-08-09T09:47:41Z Plants and animals exposed to the defoliant were dead within days. After 40 Years, U.S. to Clean Up Agent Orange in Vietnam 2012-08-09T19:29:46Z Although it was is one of two chemical ingredients in Agent Orange, the chemical was not implicated in causing the devastating health impacts suffered by many people exposed to the defoliant. Agent Orange trait tackles weeds 2012-09-19T01:24:53Z There are dozens of other contamination hotspots where the defoliant was stored, including two more airports. US begins Agent Orange clean-up 2012-08-09T08:26:06Z The family lives in a two-story house near a former U.S. military base in Danang where the defoliant Agent Orange was stored during the Vietnam War, which ended nearly four decades ago. Agent Orange cleanup begins 2012-08-08T10:15:00Z Kelly Derricks, a former psychiatric therapist, founded the nonprofit Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance this year to advocate for families of soldiers who were exposed to the toxic defoliant Agent Orange. Beltway Insiders' Startup Helps You Lobby Congress 2012-08-02T17:51:07Z The effects of Agent Orange, a defoliant used during the Vietnam war, are also likely to be on the agenda. Clinton on historic visit to Laos 2012-07-11T02:33:06Z At the same time, 231,000 Vietnam veterans have filed fresh disability claims related to diseases that the government only recently acknowledged stemmed from the spraying of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange. The Bay Citizen: Bay Area Veterans? Disability Claims Are Buried Under Paperwork 2012-04-14T15:52:10Z On Thursday, a ceremony was held at the Danang airport where the defoliant was stored before being sprayed over forests hiding fighters from the Viet Cong, guerrillas backed by the Communist government of North Vietnam. US begins Agent Orange clean-up 2012-08-09T08:26:06Z Marine Corps veteran, became disabled through exposure to the chemical defoliant Agent Orange during his Vietnam War service. One Stanford Client Lost $20 Million, Ex-Executive Testifies 2012-01-28T00:09:01Z If outsiders play up the possibility that the defoliant was buried there with scant evidence, he and others told TIME, fruit sales and property prices drop because of contamination fears. Will Agent Orange Hurt the South Korea-U.S. Alliance? 2011-08-03T03:20:00Z The US sprayed Vietnam's jungles to deprive the enemy of places to hide For years, Hanoi and Washington argued about questions of compensation for victims of the defoliant. US to ease deadly Vietnam legacy 2011-06-17T12:44:31Z Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant containing dioxin, was used to expose the hiding places of enemy soldiers in jungles, swamps and forests during the Vietnam War. Traces of Dioxin Found Near U.S. Base in South Korea 2011-06-16T04:10:37Z The US compensates its veterans exposed to the defoliant, but does not compensate Vietnamese nationals. US begins Agent Orange clean-up 2012-08-09T08:26:06Z In 1991, Congress enacted legislation saying that Vietnam veterans with diseases associated with defoliants like Agent Orange should be treated as if those diseases were the result of their service in the war. At War: Inconclusive Agent Orange Study Is Conclusive Enough for Vet Groups 2011-06-14T13:39:07Z The defoliant contains dioxins, toxic compounds linked to 15 serious conditions such as cancers, nerve disorders and birth defects. Will Agent Orange Hurt the South Korea-U.S. Alliance? 2011-08-03T03:20:00Z Campaigners for US veterans of the Vietnam War also say exposure to the chemical defoliant is associated with higher instances of cancers and other diseases. US to help Agent Orange inquiry 2011-05-22T15:48:47Z He noted U.S. assistance to Vietnamese affected by Agent Orange, a dioxin-laced defoliant sprayed by U.S. troops to destroy jungle cover shielding guerrillas. Gates backs multilateral dispute approach in Hanoi 2010-10-11T07:21:00Z U.S. government-supported projects have started work on land where U.S. troops stored the defoliant, which critics have linked to cancers, birth defects and other ailments. Clinton raises concern over Vietnam's rights record 2010-07-22T12:25:00Z But in 2002, the department narrowed its interpretation, requiring veterans to demonstrate that they set foot in Vietnam, or served on boats operating on inland waterways, to claim presumptive exposure to a defoliant. At War: Inconclusive Agent Orange Study Is Conclusive Enough for Vet Groups 2011-06-14T13:39:07Z And Dow Chemical is developing corn and soybeans resistant to 2,4-D, a component of Agent Orange, the defoliant used in the Vietnam War. U.S. Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds 2010-05-04T01:32:00Z That backlog is expected to increase with new claims not only from Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, but also from Vietnam-era veterans with diseases related to exposure to Agent Orange, the chemical defoliant. 2010-02-02T02:52:00Z But sailors stationed on deep-water ships off the Vietnam coast — so-called Blue Water sailors — would not be presumed to have been exposed to defoliants, making it more difficult for them to apply for benefits. At War: Inconclusive Agent Orange Study Is Conclusive Enough for Vet Groups 2011-06-14T13:39:07Z The report also said some Blue Water sailors might have inhaled dioxin or had contact with it through their skin if they were near coastal waters while defoliant was being spraying inland. At War: Inconclusive Agent Orange Study Is Conclusive Enough for Vet Groups 2011-06-14T13:39:07Z |
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