Final release: Public health assessment: Camp Lejeune drinking water: U.S. Marine Corps base: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
HERO ID
3978069
Reference Type
Technical Report
Year
2017
Language
English
| HERO ID | 3978069 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Title | Final release: Public health assessment: Camp Lejeune drinking water: U.S. Marine Corps base: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina |
| Authoring Organization | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| Publisher Text | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| City | Atlanta, GA |
| Abstract | In a 1997 public health assessment (PHA), ATSDR concluded that people were exposed to contaminants of concern in MCB Camp Lejeune drinking water. Although ATSDR declared those past exposures a public health hazard, it did so on the information that was available at the time, which was limited. Since publication of the 1997 PHA, additional scientific analyses and studies have expanded the knowledge base regarding contaminants of concern in MCB Camp Lejeune drinking water. This assessment evaluates exposures based on these new analyses and studies, particularly the findings from ATSDR’s historical reconstruction modeling efforts. For this public health assessment, ATSDR developed estimates of exposure doses for the following groups who lived or worked at—or lived and worked at—MCB Camp Lejeune: • Children who lived onbase with their families • Adults who lived onbase (inclusive of pregnant women) • Workers employed at the base, but who lived off-base • Marine personnel who trained and lived onbase This PHA also investigates how MCB Camp Lejeune is preventing lead exposure. The lead exposure assessment is conducted separately from the historical reconstruction contaminants of concern because the time frames of exposure do not overlap and are separated by approximately 20 years. If lead is present in the drinking water, the contamination occurs after the water leaves the treatment plant. Groundwater is not the source of lead in the drinking water. The discussion of the lead evaluation begins in the section titled Lead in Drinking Water and is separate from this PHA’s discussions on the other contaminants of concern. |
| Ntis Number | PB2017101151 |
| Url | https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/pha/MarineCorpsBaseCampLejeune/Camp_Lejeune_Drinking_Water_PHA(final)_%201-20-2017_508.pdf |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Number Of Pages | 202 |
| Comments | ICF NOTE: 2104-Perc-67.pdf |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
| Keyword | Public health; Water quality; Health hazards; Drinking water; Contamination; Exposure; Risk assessment; Health consultations; Exposure doses; Potable water; Health effects; Chemicals; Health impacts; Sampling data; Data collection; Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base |
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