{"id":2752,"date":"2023-03-08T03:01:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T03:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2023-08-25T22:42:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T22:42:55","slug":"camp-lejeune-new-river-plant-health-dangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/camp-lejeune-new-river-plant-health-dangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Dangers from Camp Lejeune New River Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water treatment facilities that service <a href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/category\/camp-lejeune-water\/\">Camp Lejeune, North Carolina<\/a>, have been linked to contaminated drinking water. Administrative and Veterans Administration (VA) claims are being pursued by service members and civilians alike suffering various health complications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These conditions, including various forms of cancer, have all been linked to chemicals found in the drinking water at Camp Lejeune.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veterans, their family members, and civilian contractors who lived on or worked at Camp Lejeune between August 1953 and December 1987 for a period of at least 30 days were likely exposed to the toxic drinking water on base.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if they did not drink the water, bathing or using the water for cooking during this time was sufficient to cause potentially harmful exposure.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/camp-lejeune-new-river-plant-health-dangers\/#New_River_Water_Treatment_Plant_Contamination_Explained\" title=\"New River Water Treatment Plant Contamination Explained\">New River Water Treatment Plant Contamination Explained<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/camp-lejeune-new-river-plant-health-dangers\/#Types_of_Chemicals_Found_in_Camp_Lejeune_Groundwater\" title=\"Types of Chemicals Found in Camp Lejeune Groundwater\">Types of Chemicals Found in Camp Lejeune Groundwater<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/camp-lejeune-new-river-plant-health-dangers\/#Various_Forms_of_Cancer_Linked_to_New_River_Contaminants\" title=\"Various Forms of Cancer Linked to New River Contaminants\">Various Forms of Cancer Linked to New River Contaminants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/camp-lejeune-new-river-plant-health-dangers\/#New_River_Chemical_Toxins_Lead_to_Neurobehavioral_Disorders\" title=\"New River Chemical Toxins Lead to Neurobehavioral Disorders\">New River Chemical Toxins Lead to Neurobehavioral Disorders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/camp-lejeune-new-river-plant-health-dangers\/#Your_Rights_Following_Toxic_Water_Exposure_from_New_River\" title=\"Your Rights Following Toxic Water Exposure from New River\">Your Rights Following Toxic Water Exposure from New River<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_River_Water_Treatment_Plant_Contamination_Explained\"><\/span><b>New River Water Treatment Plant Contamination Explained<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout its history, Camp Lejeune has used various water treatment facilities to supply the men and women who lived and worked on the base with potable water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These facilities would pump and collect groundwater from underground wells. The water would then be treated, purportedly to make it safe for human use and consumption, before being sent to homes, training facilities, and other buildings on base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant at New River was one of these treatment facilities. Significant groundwater contamination was found at three water treatment facilities: Hadnot Point, Tarawa Terrace, and Holcomb Boulevard. Testing revealed the presence of some toxic chemicals at levels hundreds of times greater than what is considered safe and acceptable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testing and investigation that began in the late 1980s identified leaking underground waste disposal sites and runoff from a nearby dry cleaning business as two of the culprits most likely to have contaminated the groundwater.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the chemicals identified in the groundwater included tetrachloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE), benzene, and vinyl chloride.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New River treatment plant did not have any contamination detected at its facility; however, this does not mean areas serviced by the plant were not contaminated. It was acceptable practice for areas with a higher water demand to bring in water that had been treated at other plants, including plants that drew contaminated groundwater.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Chemicals_Found_in_Camp_Lejeune_Groundwater\"><\/span><b>Types of Chemicals Found in Camp Lejeune Groundwater<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the chemicals detected in groundwater wells in Camp Lejeune was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atsdr.cdc.gov\/sites\/lejeune\/faq_chemicals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tetrachloroethylene (PCE)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a liquid solvent that is frequently used in dry cleaning applications. If you get your clothes dry cleaned, bring them home, and open up the bag, the chemical smell you detect is most likely PCE.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PCE that was found in Camp Lejeune groundwater was traced back to a dry cleaning business that operated near the base \u2014 its PCE waste seeped into the ground and contaminated the groundwater.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The degreaser trichloroethylene (TCE) is another chemical that was found in the groundwater of at least one water treatment facility servicing Camp Lejeune. Even low amounts of exposure to TCE can lead to kidney troubles and fertility issues, and higher or longer levels of TCE exposure can lead to certain cancers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vinyl chloride and benzene were also present in some of the groundwater wells around Camp Lejeune. Low-level exposure to these chemicals is usually not problematic, but when people are continuously exposed to them over a period of time, the risk for health complications increases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Various_Forms_of_Cancer_Linked_to_New_River_Contaminants\"><\/span><b>Various Forms of Cancer Linked to New River Contaminants<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the chief health conditions that service members and others who were exposed to the toxic drinking water at Camp Lejeune developed was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/health-conditions-and-cancers-linked-to-exposure-to-the-toxic-water-supply-at-camp-lejeune\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cancer in varying forms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The VA recognizes at least six types of cancer as \u201cpresumptive diseases.\u201d A presumptive disease is one that the VA recognizes as most likely being caused by a particular event \u2014 in this case, exposure to Camp Lejeune\u2019s toxic water. The list of presumptive cancers includes the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple myeloma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bladder cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liver cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adult-onset leukemia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kidney cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to these presumptive cancers, several other forms of cancer have been labeled as presumptive diseases believed to be caused by toxins in Camp Lejeune\u2019s drinking water system, including water from the New River plant:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breast cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esophageal cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lung cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of these cancers can turn deadly if they are not detected and treatment is not started in a timely manner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_River_Chemical_Toxins_Lead_to_Neurobehavioral_Disorders\"><\/span><b>New River Chemical Toxins Lead to Neurobehavioral Disorders<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neurobehavioral conditions are also on the VA\u2019s list of presumptive diseases caused by the chemicals found in the drinking water at Camp Lejeune. These are various diseases that affect the brain and cognitive functioning of a person. They can manifest in poor judgment and planning abilities as well as aggression, depression, or other emotional imbalances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to these neurobehavioral symptoms and conditions, Camp Lejeune\u2019s toxic drinking water has been linked to the development of Parkinson\u2019s disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parkinson\u2019s disease may begin with mild symptoms or tremors in a localized part of the body, but as the disease progresses, the symptoms will spread and become more pronounced. Some individuals with Parkinson\u2019s disease have trouble walking, standing, or balancing in the disease\u2019s later stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Rights_Following_Toxic_Water_Exposure_from_New_River\"><\/span><b>Your Rights Following Toxic Water Exposure from New River<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may not know which plant provided your office building or residence on Camp Lejeune with drinking water. Whether your area was serviced by the New River plant or some other plant is immaterial.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you developed a health condition like cancer or Parkinson\u2019s and you lived, worked, or otherwise were exposed to the water at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between August 1953 and December 1987, you may qualify to file a claim for compensation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is always advisable to seek out an attorney with significant experience in Camp Lejeune claims to ascertain your precise rights. While attorneys and firms who represent clients in <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/environmental-class-actions-whats-the-difference-between-mass-tort-and-class-action\/\" title=\"mass tort\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">mass tort<\/a> cases may be familiar with Camp Lejeune suits, having representation from an attorney with prior experience representing these specific claims can result in a speedier filing of your claim for benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To have your potential claim evaluated and get matched with a qualified Camp Lejeune toxic water lawyer in your area, complete and submit the online form on the right side of the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Water treatment facilities that service Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, have been linked to contaminated drinking water. 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