In 1997, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry conducted a study on the potential health effects exposure to contaminated drinking water at the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, N.C. from the mid-1950s through the mid-1980s. The report, which concluded that exposure to contaminated water by adults is unlikely to cause cancer, has come under fire in recent years for failing to address the harmful effects of the poison benzene, which was found to have been in the water. On September 16, 2010, the oversight subcommittee of the House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee held a hearing to examine the effects of exposure and heard testimony from Marines who think their cancer is related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
US Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC), chair of the panel conducting the recent congressional hearings, has recently introduced legislation which, if passed, would establish a presumption that if service members were stationed at Camp Lejeune from the mid-1950s through the mid-1980s, they will be presumed to have been exposed to contaminated water. At this time, the congressional investigation is ongoing and the proposed legislation is still pending. We, at the Law Offices of Steven Heisler are very concerned about this issue and are monitoring the developments.
If you have been harmed by exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, contact Maryland toxic tort lawyer Steve Heisler, “The Injury Lawyer,” at 877-228-4878. Steve handles Veterans Affairs disability appeals.
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