MARINES, CONTRACTOR HID CAMP LEJEUNE WATER CONTAMINATION FOR 26 YEARS

Report on Marines' Water Omitted Cancer Chemical

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — An environmental contractor dramatically underreported the level of a cancer-causing chemical found in tap water at Camp Lejeune, then omitted it altogether as the Marine base prepared for a federal health review, an Associated Press review has found. The Marine Corps had been warned nearly a decade earlier about the dangerously high levels of benzene, which was traced to massive leaks from fuel tanks at the base on the North Carolina coast, according to recently disclosed studies.
On the Net: * Camp Lejeune water history:
http://tinyurl.com/ybpfsc9
* Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry:
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/SITES/LEJEUNE
* The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten:
http://www.tftptf.com
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