| View Larger Image | Dioxin, Agent Orange: The Facts | Hardcoverby Michael Gough (Author)
| List Price: | $19.95 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Plenum Publishing Corporation | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 289 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 01, 1986 | | Sales Rank: | 1,498,617st |
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