Agent Orange is covered under the Stockholm Convention. It was sprayed by US forces during the Vietnam War to destroy forest cover. Which chemical is being referred to?

Agent Orange's toxic ingredient is dioxin, a persistent organic pollutant listed under the Stockholm Convention.

Asbestos is a fibrous mineral causing lung disease, not the defoliant sprayed in Vietnam.

Benzene is an industrial solvent and carcinogen, unrelated to Agent Orange.

Since a specific chemical fits, the sweeping claim that all apply is wrong.

US forces sprayed Agent Orange to strip forest cover and expose enemy positions.

Dioxin exposure has left lasting birth defects and cancers among affected populations.