When Dr. Ngo Thi Thuy Huong first saw photos of Agent Orange victims, she knew she had to act. As a Vietnamese ecotoxicologist, she shifted her focus to a silent threat lurking in the soil: dioxin, a toxic chemical linked to the infamous herbicide used during the Vietnam War. 🌍💔
Her research zeroed in on former U.S. military bases—ground zero for Agent Orange storage. What she found was chilling: dioxin levels in the soil were up to 30 times higher than international safety limits. 🚨 These 'hotspots' could endanger communities for generations, causing long-term health issues like birth defects and cancers.
\"This isn’t just history—it’s a living crisis,\" Dr. Huong explains. Her work underscores how decades-old conflicts still poison both land and lives. With Vietnam aiming to clean up all contaminated sites by 2030, the race is on to heal the scars of war. 🔬✨
