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Camp lejeune contaminated water study facts, law, case summery ...
CAMP LEJEUNE CONTAMINATED WATER STUDY ...
[LEFT]On April 28, 2009, ATSDR announced that they were removing the 1997 PHA for Camp Lejeune from their Web site. According to ATSDR, the PHA should have mentioned benzene contamination and stated that the extent of exposure to benzene was unknown. The ATSDR is currently conducting water modeling as part of an ongoing study to determine if past exposure to VOCs from contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune is associated with certain birth defects and childhood cancers. After the water modeling is completed, the ATSDR will re-analyze and update the PHA. Persons interested in reading the 1997 PHA may request a printed copy by contacting the ATSDR Records Center at (770) 488-0707, or e-mail: atsdrrecordscenter@cdc.gov.
(Note: The ATSDR conducted extensive literature reviews and developed Toxicological Profiles for these chemicals and many others. The Toxicological Profiles can be found on the ATSDR Web site. Other names for perchloroethylene include: tetrachloroethylene, PCE, perc, tetrachloroethene, perclene, and perchlor. The ATSDR Toxicological Profile for PCE can be found under "tetrachloroethylene.")
In 1998, the ATSDR completed a birth outcome study of women who conceived or gave birth to children aboard Camp Lejeune. The ATSDR concluded that drinking water contaminated with VOCs may be associated with decreased average birth weight-for-gestational-age births in infants born to mothers over the age of 35 or in women who had a history of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The ATSDR qualified the associations and warned that results must be interpreted with caution. It also concluded that any possible relationship between VOCs and adverse pregnancy outcome(s) needed additional study.
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President Barack Obama signed a bill Monday promising health benefits for Marines and families who were exposed to contaminated water at a North Carolina Marine base for decades.
Go see a VBA counselor, or go to VA for C&P exam if you feel you were affected. This bill also includes compensation for family members affected with health problems from the contaminated water.
The Camp Lejeune water contamination problem occurred at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987. During that time, United States Marine Corps (USMC) service members and their families living at the base bathed in and ingested tap water that was contaminated with harmful chemicals. An undetermined number of former base residents later developed cancer or other ailments, which many blame on the contaminated drinking water. In 2009 the U.S. federal government initiated investigations into the allegations of contaminated water and failures by U.S. Marine officials to act on the issue. In August 2012, the President signed the Janey Ensminger Act into law to begin providing medical care for people who may have been affected by the contamination. In February 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the contaminated water at Lejeune significantly increased the risk of multiple cancers including liver, kidney, and ALS.
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You may be eligible for VA health benefits if you served on active duty (Veterans) or resided (family members) at Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987: - See more at: Camp Lejeune: Past Water Contamination - Public Health
Are there other bases that have/had the same problem?
I don't know, there have been a variety of contamination issues at various bases over the years. We have a local Air Force base which had fuel contamination ground issues which could possible contaminate the some of the water supply...
Im adopted but my mother was apparently born in Camp Lejeune in 63 according to the documents I have. Its impossible for me in Florida to contact her or even know her name. Guess Ill just cross my fingers and hope Im ok!
You might want to do some research. If your birth mother passed from the contamination there is a claim that can be filed with the Department of the Navy. I don't know how old you are, but so many of the cancers are striking men and women later in life...something builds up or takes time to break down. I believe they are finding that many birth defects and problems can be passed down from either parents to the children.
One of the greatest complaints has been the behavior of the USMC in responding to this matter and the possible covering up of important information.
The VA has done a poor job of responding to this issue. A recent meeting in Tampa met with the same complaints vets have had for years. It would be so much better for the VA to simply act as an insurance carrier and eliminate everything else.
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