Camp Lejeune
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
The Tarawa Terrace and Hadnot Point water treatment plants of Camp Lejeune were first used in the early 1950s. The water from these two water treatment plants was pumped to various residential locations, barracks, administrative offices, schools, hospitals, and parks throughout Camp Lejeune. Millions of people may have been damaged by Camp Lejeune water contamination.
In 1982, a study conducted by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry determined that both of the water treatment plants were contaminated by unsafe levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Illnesses Caused by VOC Exposure
illnesses related to exposure to Camp Lejeune Water Contamination include:
- Bladder, breast, cervical, kidney, lung, stomach, and esophageal cancer
- Leukemia
- Multiple myeloma
- Parkinson’s disease
- Aplastic anemia and bone marrow loss
- Higher risk of miscarriage or birth injury
- Neurological damage that causes various mental health disorders
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act
The men and women who lived, and worked at Camp Lejeune deserve fair compensation for their losses. Camp Lejeune water contamination claimants will be able to seek damages for:
- Past and future medical treatment costs
- Lost wages and reduced income capacity
- Permanent disability and disability benefits
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of companionship
- Miscellaneous compensatory damages