Defense Health Care: Issues Related to Past Drinking Water Contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune : Congressional Testimony

In the 1980s, volatile organic compounds (VOC) were discovered in the water on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Exposure to certain VOCs may cause adverse health effects, incl. cancer. The Agency for Toxic Sub. & Dis. Reg. (ATSDR) has been examining whether individuals who were exposed to the contaminated drinking water are likely to have adverse health effects. ATSDR'¿¿s is now examining whether individuals who were exposed in utero are more likely to have developed certain childhood cancers or birth defects. This testimony summarizes: (1) efforts to identify & address the past drinking water contamination; (2) the provision of funding & info. from the DoD to ATSDR; & (3) an assessment of the design of the current ATSDR study. Illustrations.Crosse, Marcia is the author of 'Defense Health Care: Issues Related to Past Drinking Water Contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune : Congressional Testimony', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422319161 and ISBN 1422319164.