[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: Report on Camp Lejeune (NC) water

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

ATSDR report sheds light on extent of Lejeune water contaminants

HOPE HODGE
ENC Today (NC)
October 22, 2010

A report released Friday by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry sheds new light on the extent and variety of chemical 
contaminants that found their way into the ground and drinking water of 
sites throughout Camp Lejeune.

The 300-page report analyzes more than 18 sites of contamination located 
throughout the base, compiling data from hundreds of source documents 
and records. Its findings indicate that hazardous substances from DDT 
and battery acid to diesel fueled leaked into the ground and seeped into 
the water through improper disposal practices, pipe leaks, and spills at 
these sites.

The findings of ATSDR also seem to contradict claims by the Marine Corps 
that drinking wells contaminated with the organic solvents TCE and PCE 
were taken offline as soon as the contamination was discovered.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.enctoday.com/news/sites-84011-jdn-water-report.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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