Camp Lejeune’s poisoned water caused higher rates of Parkinson’s

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Camp Lejeune’s poisoned water caused higher rates of Parkinson’s
By Leo Shane III
May 15, 11:46 AM
A new study of past water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina found high rates of Parkinson's disease among veterans who served there. (Gerry Broome/AP)

Veterans and their family members who were exposed to contaminated water while living at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune are 70% more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than other service members, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Monday.

The findings are the latest confirmation of the lifelong, devastating effects of the toxic water at the site from the early 1950s to the late 1980s. It also potentially adds new fodder to dozens of civil lawsuits pending against the government for the hazardous conditions there, which may have harmed more than 1 million individuals stationed at the North Carolina base.

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