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Even more important, chemicals in the vapor can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin at a potency of 5x that of water ingestion. Therefore, exposure to concentrated soil vapor can be even more hazardous than drinking the contaminated water on base alone. This is why a proper and detailed soil vapor intrusion toxicity pathway should be evaluated, considered and included in current or future language.

A new article on water-modeling used to support epidemiological studies at Camp Lejeune has been published in the international peer-reviewed journal WATER. The title of the article is: “Reconstructing Historical VOC Concentrations in Drinking Water for Epidemiological Studies at a U.S. Military Base,” by M.L. Maslia, M.M. Aral, P.Z. Ruckart, and F. J. Bove.

Although this data has been posted for a while, we thought we’d share for those who have yet to see them. According to the CDC, these tables show the estimated monthly average levels of the contaminants in the finished drinking water from the Tarawa Terrace, Hadnot Point, and Holcomb Boulevard treatment plants.

Recently, US Medicine reached out to us regarding the latest developments with Camp Lejeune contamination.  In the article, we were asked about the meaning of a move by the VA to work towards establishing presumptive status for veterans exposed.  Of course, this is a great outcome and much needed for veterans. 

Over the past 2 years, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has completed
and published four epidemiological studies to determine if people residing and working on U.S. Marine
Corps Base Camp Lejeune (Camp Lejeune), NC, or their offspring were at increased risk for certain
health effects as a result of exposure to water contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Two drinking water systems at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina were contaminated with solvents during 1950s-1985.   The new Camp Lejeune civilian mortality study finds higher mortality hazard ratios for leukemias and other health risks.

One of the missions of Civilian Exposure is to provide resources to help shed light on studies and progress regarding Camp Lejeune water contamination.  For those seeking to dig deeper into the history of the contamination, plus receive updates from the Marine Corps, this site has some additional information that may be useful:

Camp Lejeune, NC – Map of Hadnot Point Chemical Plumes