Jacksonville NAS is an active installation facing a variety of contamination issues both in the past, and in the present. The EPA placed the site on the Superfund program’s National Priorities List in 1989 because of contaminated soil, sediment, groundwater and surface water. More recently, the problem of high levels of PFAS in water at the base has come to the fore.
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The following is information regarding bladder cancer, one of the 15 health conditions covered by the VA for Camp Lejeune victims. The information is a collection of excerpts from various authorities, including the American Cancer Society, the NIH, the Environmental Health Journal and others.
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The following information, collected from a variety of medical sources, sheds light on hepatic steatosis. Also known as “fatty liver” disease, this is one of the 15 health conditions covered by the VA for Camp Lejeune victims.
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Vapor intrusion generally occurs when there is a migration of volatile chemicals from contaminated groundwater or soil into an overlying building. Volatile chemicals can emit vapors that may migrate through subsurface soils and into indoor air spaces of overlying buildings in ways similar to that of radon gas seeping into homes.