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Like the mass tort lawsuits on ParaGard IUD, Roundup, IVC filter, 3m earplug and other lawsuits, the victims of water contamination at Camp Lejeune could not file any lawsuits in the past. They are relieved now that the Camp Lejeune Justice Act will be made legal, allowing them to file Camp Lejeune lawsuits. The water contamination was discovered in the early 1980s, but the residents were exposed to dangerous chemicals for decades before that. Only in the middle of that decade were the most contaminated water purification plants shut down. Until then, all military and navy personnel, their families, and civilian workers were exposed to toxic chemicals in the drinking water supplied to them.
The two potable water distribution plants historically linked to the Camp Lejeune water contamination were Hadnot Point (1942) and Tarawa Terrace (1952). Trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), trans-1,2-dichloroethylene (DCE), benzene, and vinyl chloride contaminated these plants. The Holcomb Boulevard water system began serving the areas previously served by the Hadnot Point water system in 1972. Though it was not contaminated, its water was occasionally supplemented by Hadnot Point's contaminated water. As a result, even after 1979, people in these areas were exposed to contaminated water.
In the 1980s, environmental testing at Camp Lejeune revealed that the water supply to Camp Lejeune residents and employees was dangerously contaminated. The Marine Corps discovered in 1982 that the contaminants mentioned above were present at higher levels than the EPA's safe drinking water standards. Because many miscarriages were reported in the base camp, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducted a study in 1998, distributing a questionnaire to expectant mothers who lived in the Camp Lejeune facility between 1968 and 1985. The study discovered that more than 100 pregnancies resulted in children with cancer or birth defects. Many people are suffering from different kinds of cancers due to the exposure.
This study prompted veterans who were previously unaware of the water contamination to begin relating many of their ailments to their exposure to the chemicals. The former service members and residents were notified of the toxic chemical contamination in 1999, 17 years after the water contamination at Camp Lejeune was discovered. After learning the source of their anguish, the affected families were completely devastated.
Due to the statutes of repose in the state of North Carolina, the affected victims could not pursue lawsuits. Since it says that the victims could not file claims after 10 years of the exposure. Veterans were in agony as they could not get any reparations for their financial burden. In 2021, the Congress brought the Camp Lejeune Justice Act to the House of Representatives to help the victims pursue Camp Lejeune lawsuits. On June 16, 2022, the Senate passed the bill and it is awaiting president Biden’s approval. Once it is approved, the victims of water contamination will be relieved.
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