11. Harris attributes the rapid expansion of the US defoliant programs to these early successes. 12. The list includes Dow Chemical Corp ., creator of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange. 13. In this operation, the unit applied two treatments to the target areas with defoliants . 14. Defoliants are used to quickly kill vegetation and deny its use for cover and concealment.15. In the late 1960s, more than 7, 500 gallons of the defoliant spilled there. 16. Thousands of Americans were also exposed to Agent Orange, and blame ailments on the defoliant . 17. The park suffered historically during the Vietnam War when it was extensively sprayed with defoliant herbicides. 18. The defoliant Agent Orange contained dioxins. 19. Lee and 24 other Korean Vietnam veterans have sued the seven chemical companies that produced the defoliant . 20. We've tried out a defoliant that destroys coca plants but also burns up food crops.