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Tag: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Hundreds of thousands of people may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water at Cape Lejeune from the 1950 to the 1980s. The Jacksonville base, covering 156,000 acres in eastern North Carolina, remains in operation today with a safe water supply. In this 2016 photo, members of the US Marine Corps and the US Navy, along with civilians, participate in a ceremony on base.
Posted inMilitary Health

Marine veterans petition for medical health registry for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims

by Greg Barnes March 16, 2021March 15, 2021

By Greg Barnes In the yellowed photograph from 1968, a young Lisette Partain sits on a hospital bed cradling her newborn baby. A glass of water and a partially filled baby bottle rest on a bedside table. Mike Partain, the infant in the picture, believes his misery began at conception  Although it wouldn’t manifest itself […]

Shows two women in a lab, manipulating tools in order to test water samples, which are arranged on the tabletop
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Research suggests link between PFAS contamination and the coronavirus

by Greg Barnes July 13, 2020July 14, 2020
Shows two women in a lab, manipulating tools in order to test water samples, which are arranged on the tabletop
Posted inEnvironmental Health

North Carolina not among states getting federal grants to study PFAS exposure on health

by Greg Barnes September 25, 2019September 24, 2019
shows a group of people standing on the shore of a lake looking out. One of the women is speaking.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Senator calls for warning signs at Sutton Lake

by Greg Barnes June 10, 2019June 10, 2019
shows a man sitting on a dias at one table, talking to four people sitting at a second table.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Questions Prevail After EPA GenX Meeting

by Rose Hoban August 17, 2018August 17, 2018

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