CAMP LEJEUNE TOXIC WATER
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CAMP LEJEUNE JUSTICE ACT OF 2022
On August 10th 2022, President Joe Biden signed the PACT Act into law. The bill allows military veterans and their families to file lawsuits and recover compensation for the injuries sustained by contaminated water at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
Thousands of people have been exposed to toxic substances in the water at Camp Lejeune, known to cause cancer and other serious health problems.
Congress has passed a bill to provide a fund to compensate veterans, family members, and others who have been harmed.
Veterans, family members and others stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987 for more than 30 days may have been exposed to contaminated water.
Illnesses that have occurred as a result include:
To see if you may potentially qualify for a settlement, please do not delay, or you may miss the statute of limitations (deadline) for your case.
MORE ABOUT CAMP LEJEUNE:
From the 1950s to the 1980s, Camp Lejeune’s water supply was contaminated with two harmful chemicals: Perchloroethylene (PCE) and Trichloroethylene (TCE). Both chemicals were found in high concentration levels located in two separate treatment plants that serviced the base and provided running water for individuals living and working at Camp Lejeune. The Tarawa Terrace and Hadnot Point water-supply systems delivered the contaminated water to the treatment plants where several people unknowingly drank and bathed in the harmful chemicals.
PCE is a colorless, liquid solvent with a mild odor that is primarily used in an industrial setting such as for dry cleaning fabrics. An extremely high level of PCE was found in the Tarawa Terrace water treatment plant located at Camp Lejeune.
TCE, on the other hand, is a colorless, synthetic, and volatile liquid usually used as a degreaser for large metal equipment. It is even used to make refrigerants. TCE was found in the waters at the Hadnot Point water treatment facility at high levels as well.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set the maximum safety levels of PCE and TCE in drinking water to be 5 parts per billion (ppb). The levels found in the Hadnot Point plant and the Tarawa Terrace water plant contained TCE and PCE levels several times higher than 5ppb. PCE contamination found at Tarawa Terrace reached contaminant levels of about 215 ppb whereas TCE contamination found at Hadnot Point reached contaminant levels of 1,400 ppb. Both extremely unsafe levels that lead to the illness and death of the residents of Camp Lejeune.
Closing down the wells did not cause a difference as millions of people had already been exposed to the toxic chemicals found in the contaminated water. Studies have shown that the contamination of the water caused by these two chemicals severely raised the risks associated with several cancers.
