The New Burn Sun Journal (NC) reveals:
An independent panel of scientists is recommending that the federal agency researching past water contamination aboard Camp Lejeune notify all people potentially exposed, expand its areas of study and allow those affected an advisory role, according to a report released Thursday evening.
The ATSDR website hosts the report, in which the following recommendations appear:
- Future studies should be conducted in full partnership with the exposed community.
- An advisory panel, with long-term stability, should be established to oversee health studies of persons with potential exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at Camp Lejeune.
- Identify cohorts of individuals with potential exposure, including adults who lived on base; adults who resided off base, but worked on base; children who lived on base; and those who may have been exposed while in utero.
- Initiation of recommended research activities need not await completion of current ATSDR activities to better characterize past exposure, but should be conducted in parallel with the current work.
- The 1997 ATDSR Public Health Assessment of Camp Lejeune should be amended with a recognition that adult exposures to VOC may result in adverse health outcomes, and also include updated information on potential exposures.
- All persons potentially affected by exposure to VOC in the drinking water at Camp Lejeune should be notified.
- Future funding for Camp Lejeune health studies should come through direct Congressional action, not DOD, to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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