## What happened at Camp Lejeune?
For decades, hundreds of thousands of military personnel and their families
stationed at the Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina were
exposed to contaminated water between 1953 and 1987. During that time,
residents, locals, servicemen and their families drank, cooked with, and
bathed in water containing dangerous chemicals. The chemicals found in
the water at Camp Lejeune have been linked to various injuries, cancers,
and diseases.
## Unsafe Levels of Toxic Chemicals Found at Camp Lejeune
Testing performed on the water supply at Camp Lejeune revealed that the
base’s water sources were highly contaminated from at least 1953 through
1987 with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other carcinogenic
chemicals. Specifically, Perchloroethylene (PCE) was found in the water at
levels more than 43 times the safe legal limit for human exposure.
Trichloroethylene (TCE) was found at levels nearly 700 times the
Environmental Protection Agency’s maximum safety limit. In addition,
Camp Lejeune’s water supply was found to be contaminated with benzene
and vinyl chloride, both of which are toxic and capable of causing diseases
and cancers.
## Potential Water Contamination Injuries for Individuals That Were Exposed at Camp Lejeune
The toxic chemicals found in Camp Lejeune’s water have been linked to a
variety of cancers, diseases and health problems, many of which are
eligible for compensation through the Camp Lejeune Compensation Fund:
- Infertility
- Bladder cancer
- Breast cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Hepatic steatosis
- Kidney cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Miscarriage
- Multiple myeloma
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- Neurobehavioral effects
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL)
- Parkinson’s disease
- Renal toxicity
- Scleroderma
## Can I get Compensated if I was Exposed to the Water at Camp Lejeune?
On January 25, 2022, “The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022” was
introduced in Congress, and it allows military service members, their
families, and other local civilians to seek compensation for their injuries
from exposures to the contaminants at Camp Lejeune.
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