[hollerith]

Also:

"Paraquat is the chemical name for the active ingredient in Agent Orange."

In reality, paraquat is very different from the active ingredients in Agent Orange (2,4-D and 2,4,5-T).

For instance, a molecule of paraquat contains 2 nitrogen atoms and no oxygen atoms whereas a molecule of 2,4-D or 2,4,5-T contains no nitrogen and 3 oxygen atoms.

The only similarity between them that I know of is that they are both used as herbicides.

[deciplex]

The author seems to be confusing the US government's use of agent orange in Vietnamese jungles, with their use of paraquat on marijuana farms in Mexico in the 70s.

[mitteldorf]

Thank you for the correction. I was relying on my memory rather than looking up the chemistry. I regret that I'll have to remove the reference to the US atrocities in Vietnam, but I suppose I'll take that up another day...