From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | 8 May 2006 14:38:33 -0000 |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] Camp Lejeune (NC) water study |
Water study startsCHRIS MAZZOLINI JACKSONVILLE DAILY NEWS (NC) May 8,2006 A federal agency investigating past water contamination at Camp Lejeune has released preliminary results on its modeling of the base’s water system to a community panel. The water modeling project was initiated by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in order to learn how much of the toxic chemicals tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE) seeped into the base water system between the late 1950s and 1985, when the wells were capped. There is no known current contamination problem. This project is linked to an ongoing epidemiological study, which is investigating the effects of TCE and PCE on infants in the womb between 1968 and 1985. TCE is a solvent used for cleaning metal parts, and PCE is a dry-cleaning chemical and degreaser. ... For the entire article, see http://www.jdnews.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=41496&Section=News --
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