WASHINGTON --After years of waiting, veterans who were exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina may now be able to receive a portion of government disability benefits totaling more than $2 billion. The Department of Veterans Affairs described the new ...
In the latestresearch, folks stationed at Camp Lejeune were more likely to develop certain blood cancers and cancers of the lung, breast, throat, esophagus and thyroid than those stationed at Camp Pendleton in California, where the water had not been contaminated. Civilians who only worked at Ca...
Neurologist Samuel Goldman, MD, MPH, had long felt obligated to dive into the question of whether the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that had contaminated the drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune up to the mid-1980s were associated with an increased risk of Parkinson dise...
Background We recently reported an increased risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) in service members who resided at Marine Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, when water supplies were contaminated with trichloroethylene and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Prior studies suggest that environmenta...
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune exposed millions to benzene-contaminated water. Learn about benzene illnesses and how to get them covered today.
Evaluation of exposure to contaminated drinking water and specific birth defects and childhood cancers at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: a... Drinking water supplies at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune were contaminated with trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, benzene, vinyl chloride and...
Between 1953 and 1987, over one million Veterans were exposed to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. We examined the relationship between toxicant exposure and subsequent disability ratings in female veterans. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Comparisons were made between females...
Evaluation of mortality among Marines and navy personnel exposed to contaminated drinking water at USMC base camp Lejeune: a retrospective cohort study. Environmental Health. 2014;13:10.Bove FJ, Ruckart PZ, Maslia M, Larson TC: Evaluation of mortality among marines and navy personnel exposed to ...
Mortality study of civilian employees exposed to contami- nated drinking water at USMC Base Camp Lejeune: A retro- spective cohort study. Environ. Health 13, 68.Bove, F.J.; Ruckart, P.Z.; Maslia, M.; Larson, T.C. Mortality study of civilian employees exposed to contaminated drinking ...
Toxic tap water: Contaminated water at Camp Lejeune suspected in death and illnessRita Beamish