| Contaminated Water Supplies at Camp LeJeune: Assessing Potential Health Effects Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Earth and Life Studies (Author), Board on Environmental Studies and Toxic (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309136997 ISBN-13: 9780309136990 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $87.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Hydrology - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 363.61 |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.3" W x 10.7" (0.40 lbs) 318 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the early 1980s, two water-supply systems on the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina were found to be contaminated with the industrial solvents trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE). The water systems were supplied by the Tarawa Terrace and Hadnot Point watertreatment plants, which served enlisted-family housing, barracks for unmarried service personnel, base administrative offices, schools, and recreational areas. The Hadnot Point water system also served the base hospital and an industrial area and supplied water to housing on the Holcomb Boulevard water system (full-time until 1972 and periodically thereafter). This book examines what is known about the contamination of the water supplies at Camp Lejeune and whether the contamination can be linked to any adverse health outcomes in former residents and workers at the base. |