Tập
Horizon: Episode 9
Tóm tắt
Documentary report on the mounting evidence of the horrifying effects of the use of dioxin as a defoliant in Vietnam and as a herbicide in domestic use on both humans and all other living beings.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Horizon
- Mùa
- Mùa 17
- Tập
- Tập 9
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1980-03-17
- Thời lượng
- 60 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 9 là tập 9 trong Season 17 của Horizon. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1980-03-17. Thời lượng là 60 min.
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