22/08/2022
VETERANS AND CIVILIANS EXPOSED TO TOXIC WATER AT CAMP LEJEUNE
In 1982, the U.S. Marine Corps discovered toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the drinking water at the Camp Lejeune base in North Carolina. However, the contamination actually began in 1953 and potentially exposed one million base workers, service members, and their families to these chemicals until 1987, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
People who lived or worked at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between 1953 and 1987 may have been exposed to water that was contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOC), such as trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE), and vinyl chloride.
Exposure to this contaminated water has been linked to an increased risk of multiple adverse health effects, including but not limited to kidney cancer, leukemia, and multiple myeloma, as well as bad birth outcomes.
