“It’s only fair to ask, now that the federal agency that was created and mandated by Congress to investigate human health exposures at superfund sites has pointed out errors in the NRC report, that the Marine Corps would send a copy of this letter out to registrants,” he said.
“The review of cancer risks by the NRC was incomplete and only partially addressed concerns at Camp Lejeune,”
Portier wrote. “… Let me be perfectly clear; there was undoubtedly a hazard associated with drinking the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The epidemiological studies and the associated exposure modeling will hopefully help us to decide on the level of risk associated with this hazard.”
“The 2009 National Research Council (NRC) report on Camp Lejeune had significant shortcomings, and failed to identify all contaminants present in Camp Lejeune’s drinking water such as benzene and vinyl chloride,” she said in a statement.
“The report also failed to provide an accurate picture of the adverse health effects associated with exposure. The report has become a major stumbling block for Veterans attempting to receive VA benefits associated with their exposures at Camp Lejeune. This faulty report should not be used to determined benefits for our veterans.”
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