The history of arsenical pesticides and health risks related to the use of Agent Blue

Arsenicals in agriculture. Beginning in the 1970s, the use of arsenic compounds for such purposes as wood preservatives, began to grow. By 1980, in the USA, 70% of arsenic had been consumed for the production of wood preservatives. This practice was later stopped, due to the US Environmental Protect...

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Published in:	Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Main Authors:	Vladimir Bencko, Florence Yan Li Foong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Institute of Rural Health 2017-06-01
Subjects:	arsenicals in agriculture organic arsenicals use farmers’ health arsenical pesticides carcinogenicity Agent Blue toxicity
Online Access:	http://www.journalssystem.com/aaem/The-history-of-arsenical-pesticides-and-health-risks-related-to-the-use-of-Agent-Blue,74715,0,2.html