Trade-Offs: Your burning trash has much in common with the Vietnam War, says Mridula Ramesh
July 6, 2024 3:39 PM IST
Data indicates that open waste burning in India may be producing as much dioxin — a year — as the US released into Vietnam in six months.
![A US Air Force plane sprays Agent Orange over a neighbourhood in Vietnam. This toxin wreaked havoc because of a dioxin it contained. (Getty Images) A US Air Force plane sprays Agent Orange over a neighbourhood in Vietnam. This toxin wreaked havoc because of a dioxin it contained. (Getty Images)](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2024/07/05/550x309/A-US-Air-Force-plane-sprays-Agent-Orange-over-a-ne_1720189418478.jpg)
A US Air Force plane sprays Agent Orange over a neighbourhood in Vietnam. This toxin wreaked havoc because of a dioxin it contained. (Getty Images)
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