Community Resources

Welcome to the community resources section. These are some resources that offer information for residents and former residents of the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

FAQs

General Questions

NRC Report

Peer Review Process

ATSDR Resources

About ATSDR
This fact sheet outlines the activities that ATSDR does in a community that may be exposed to hazardous substances. Included are: how the Agency becomes involved with a site, how our role in helping communities is different from EPA's role, what the Agency cannot do to help a community, and more.

ATSDR/DoD Meeting Notes
Notes of meetings that have taken place between ATSDR and the DoD concerning U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

What You Can Expect from ATSDR
This fact sheet is a quick reference on what ATSDR can and cannot do for communities that may be exposed to hazardous substances, and additional information.

What is Exposure
This Fact Sheet answers questions about chemical exposure.

What is a Public Health Assessment? (Fact Sheet)
An ATSDR Public Health Assessment reviews available information about hazardous substances at a site and evaluates whether exposure to them might cause any harm to people.

Public Health Assessment Process and the Community: An Interactive Learning Program
This program provides an overview of the public health assessment process that ATSDR uses to evaluate whether people will be harmed by hazardous materials from waste sites or from other places where hazardous substances have been spilled or released into the environment. Spanish Version.

Other Links

Community Sponsored Web sites

• The Few The Proud The Forgotten
• THE STAND - Toxic Homefront Empowered Survivors Take All Necessary Defense

These two community sponsored websites are available to raise awareness and provide information about the historical drinking water contamination at Camp Lejeune. The websites also provide a way for former Marines, dependents, and civilians who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune to share information.

U.S. Marine Corps / Camp Lejeune

• USMC Camp Lejeune
  This site is devoted to Camp Lejeune's drinking water investigation.
• Camp Lejeune's Water Quality Reports
  Annual reports from the US Marine Corps.
• Camp Lejeune's Administrative Record on Environmental Cleanup
  Camp Lejeune's administrative record detailing all of its environmental cleanup work.

EPA Region 4 Web sites:

• North Carolina NPL/NPL Caliber Cleanup Site Summaries - ABC One Hour Cleaners
• North Carolina NPL/NPL Caliber Cleanup Site Summaries - Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Code of Federal Regulations
Provides requirements and procedures for filing claims alleging personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death. See especially 32 C.F.R. § 750.27.

National Personnel Records Center
Provides access to military personnel records.