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Associated Press articles re: Camp Lejeune and TCE/PCE
by Neil Fischbein on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 [Permalink] [0 Comments]
Rita Beamish from the Associated Press has written three articles that are running in papers around the world today:

Camp Lejeune Water Under Scrutiny
The former residents, who together seek nearly $4 billion, believe their families were afflicted by water containing industrial solvents before the Marines shut off the bad wells in the mid-1980s.

Dates Important in Water Contamination
Key events in the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

Solvents in Water Present Perils
Industrial solvents known as TCE and PCE are known health hazards, but the amount of exposure that can cause harm is subject to debate.

Update (June 13):

Congress investigates tainted water at Marine base by Kimberly Hefling
The government Tuesday disclosed results from a new study the same day lawmakers listened to emotional testimony from families about cancers and other illnesses they blame on tainted tap water at the sprawling base.

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