Defoliants Used
A number of herbicidal cocktails were used in Ranch Hand. All
were identified by the colored stripe on the container. The
following is a list of code names used and the amounts used.
| TABLE 2: Summary of Total Herbicides
Produced and Used (20) |
|
CHEMICAL AGENT
|
TOTAL GALLONS PROCURED BY DOD
|
TOTAL GALLONS USED
|
PERCENT OF TOTAL USED
|
TOTAL GALLONS REMAINING
|
|
Green
|
8,208
|
8,208
|
0.04%
|
0
|
|
Pink
|
122,792
|
122,792
|
0.6%
|
0
|
|
Purple
|
145,000
|
145,000
|
0.7%
|
0
|
|
|
2,166,656
|
2,166,656
|
11.2%
|
0
|
|
|
5,600,000
|
5,239,853
|
27.0%
|
360,147
|
|
|
13,927,985
|
11,712,860
|
60.4%
|
2,215,125
|
|
TOTAL:
|
21,970,641
|
19,395,369
|
N/A
|
2,575,272
|
|
