SUMMARY

Overcoming the consequences of the Vietnamese chemical war: A long-term and difficult task

Lê Kế Sơn, Phạm Hạnh Nguyên

This paper briefly reviews the chemical war caused by the US Army in Việt Nam, the biggest chemical war of human kind. During this war, the US Army sprayed about 80 million litres of toxic chemicals, including more than 20 substances, most of which being the agent orange, a mixture of 2, 4D and 2, 4, 5T. The consequences born by the Vietnamese people are very severe and long lasting, continuously during the last several decades. The Vietnamese Government and people have and have been paying due attention to overcome these consequences in all aspects: economic, social, political and scientific, etc.. This, in the mean time, is also an objective the medical geology, as a science, could contribute to help ease the consequences of this war.

Ngày nhận bài: 27/10/2008

Người biên tập: Dương Đức Kiêm