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Vietnam: A man fishes at a lake near Da Nang airbase. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military stored more than four million of gallons of herbicides, including Agent Orange, at the military base that is now a domestic and military airbase. More than 30 years later there are still high levels of toxins in the soil, toxins that have seeped into a near by lake and have moved through the food chain into human blood and breast milk.
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June 27, 2009, A Luoi, Vietnam: A Luoi Valley in Central Vietnam was one of the areas heavily exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese scientists are embarking on the second phase of a reforestation program of the area. Planting hardwood trees like Ratton and Hopea beneath the shade of the Acacia and hoping the hardwoods will provide fruit and nuts that can attract animals and add to the biodiversity of the forests that were destroyed by dioxins. A Luoi Forrest Protection Management Board helps grows the saplings at their tree farm.
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June 30, 2009, Da Nang, Vietnam: A Vietnamese soldier guards the contaminated site at the edge of Da Nang Airfield. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military stored more than four million of gallons of herbicides, including Agent Orange, at the military base that is now a domestic and military airbase. More than 30 years later there are still high levels of toxins in the soil, toxins that have seeped into a near by lake and have moved through the food chain into human blood and breast milk.
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June 30, 2009, Da Nang, Vietnam: A Vietnamese worker mixes the collected contaminated soil for clean-up at the edge of Da Nang Airfield. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military stored more than four million of gallons of herbicides, including Agent Orange, at the military base that is now a domestic and military airbase. More than 30 years later there are still high levels of toxins in the soil, toxins that have seeped into a near by lake and have moved through the food chain into human blood and breast milk.
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June 28, 2009, Vietnam: A "Hot spot", located on the former airstrip of a US Special Forces base where herbicides, including Agent Orange, were stored during the Vietnam war. The chemicals leached dioxins, highly contaminating the area. Residents were relocated from living directly on top of the hot spot by the Vietnamese government in the late 90s. However, some still live as close as 500 meters away. Toxins have seeped into a near by lake and have moved through the food chain into human blood and breast milk.
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June 28, 2009, A Luoi, Vietnam: Farmers tend to rice paddies near a "Hot spot", located on the former airstrip of a US Special Forces base where herbicides, including Agent Orange, were stored during the Vietnam war. The chemicals leached dioxins, highly contaminating the area. Residents were relocated from living directly on top of the hot spot by the Vietnamese government in the late 90s. However, some still live as close as 500 meters away. Toxins have seeped into a near by lake and have moved through the food chain into human blood and breast milk.
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June 28, 2009, A Luoi, Vietnam: Farmers tend to rice paddies near a "Hot spot", located on the former airstrip of a US Special Forces base where herbicides, including Agent Orange, were stored during the Vietnam war. The chemicals leached dioxins, highly contaminating the area. Residents were relocated from living directly on top of the hot spot by the Vietnamese government in the late 90s. However, some still live as close as 500 meters away. Toxins have seeped into a near by lake and have moved through the food chain into human blood and breast milk.
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June 28, 2009, A Luoi, Vietnam: Farmers tend to rice paddies near a "Hot spot", located on the former airstrip of a US Special Forces base where herbicides, including Agent Orange, were stored during the Vietnam war. The chemicals leached dioxins, highly contaminating the area. Residents were relocated from living directly on top of the hot spot by the Vietnamese government in the late 90s. However, some still live as close as 500 meters away. Toxins have seeped into a near by lake and have moved through the food chain into human blood and breast milk.
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June 27, 2009, A Luoi, Vietnam: A Luoi Valley in Central Vietnam was one of the areas heavily exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese scientists are embarking on the second phase of a reforestation program of the area. Planting hardwood trees like Ratton and Hopea beneath the shade of the Acacia and hoping the hardwoods will provide fruit and nuts that can attract animals and add to the biodiversity of the forests that were destroyed by dioxins. A Luoi Forrest Protection Management Board helps grows the saplings at their tree farm.
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June 27, 2009, A Luoi, Vietnam: A Luoi Valley in Central Vietnam was one of the areas heavily exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Acacia trees were began planted by the Vietnamese government in mid-1990s as an reforestation program of the mountains, which used to be home to triple canopy jungles. Although Acacia trees can provide local residents with a way of earning money, the quality of the plantations decrease after 3 to 5 harvests posing new problems for reforestation.
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June 27, 2009, A Luoi, Vietnam: A Luoi Valley was one of the areas heavily exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Acacia trees were began planted by the Vietnamese government in mid-1990s as an reforestation program of the mountains, which used to be home to triple canopy jungles. Tiny Acacia trees stand in red soil streaked with evidence of erosion which contributed to flooding in the wet season and droughts in the dry season.
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June 27, 2009, A Luoi, Vietnam: A Luoi Valley was one of the areas heavily exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Acacia trees were began planted by the Vietnamese government in mid-1990s as an reforestation program of the mountains, which used to be home to triple canopy jungles. Although Acacia trees can provide local residents with a way of earning money, the quality of the plantations decrease after 3 to 5 harvests posing new problems for reforestation. The reforestation aids the ailing economy. Members of the Kinh tribe work at factories that process the Acacia trees.
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June 27, 2009, A Luoi, Vietnam: A Luoi Valley was one of the areas heavily exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Acacia trees were began planted by the Vietnamese government in mid-1990s as an reforestation program of the mountains, which used to be home to triple canopy jungles. Although Acacia trees can provide local residents with a way of earning money, the quality of the plantations decrease after 3 to 5 harvests posing new problems for reforestation. The reforestation aids the ailing economy. Members of the Kinh tribe work at factories that process the Acacia trees.
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June 27, 2009, A Luoi, Vietnam: A Luoi Valley was one of the areas heavily exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Acacia trees were began planted by the Vietnamese government in mid-1990s as an reforestation program of the mountains, which used to be home to triple canopy jungles. Although Acacia trees can provide local residents with a way of earning money, the quality of the plantations decrease after 3 to 5 harvests posing new problems for reforestation. The reforestation aids the ailing economy. Members of the Kinh tribe work at factories that process the Acacia trees.
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July 1, 2009, Da Nang, Vietnam: A man fishes at a lake near Da Nang airbase. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military stored more than four million of gallons of herbicides, including Agent Orange, at the military base that is now a domestic and military airbase. More than 30 years later there are still high levels of toxins in the soil, toxins that have seeped into a near by lake and have moved through the food chain into human blood and breast milk.
