[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question","text":"According to the\u00a0Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry\u00a0(ATSDR), the contamination in the first treatment plant is traceable to an off-base dry cleaner. Though less specific, the\u00a0National Research Council\u00a0(NRC) explains that contamination in the second plant is traceable to \u201con-base spills at industrial sites and leaks from underground storage tanks and drums at dumps and storage lots.\u201d","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question1","text":"The treated water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated by various industrial solvents and dry-cleaning chemicals. Most significantly, the toxins included:  Benzene, Perchloroethylene, Trichloroethylene, Vinyl chloride. Each of these chemicals was found in very high concentrations ranging from hundreds to thousands of times greater than permitted by safety regulations.","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question2","text":"According to the ATSDR, exposure to the chemicals found in Camp Lejeune\u2019s drinking water is linked to many serious health issues. Many of these illnesses only appear over long periods of time.  Further, many of the individuals exposed at Camp Lejeune were young couples in their reproductive years. Therefore, the contaminated water may have also affected pregnant women and led to abnormal fetal development in their children.","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer2"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question3","text":"An estimated one million people may have been exposed to the facility\u2019s contaminated water.","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer3"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","text":"In August 2022, Congress passed the\u00a0Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics\u00a0(PACT) Act. This law expands healthcare access, eligibility, and benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service. The law also seeks to reimburse veterans whose benefits were wrongly denied. Notably, the PACT Act was passed only after\u00a0decades of activism\u00a0on behalf of impacted veterans.","name":"Answer Question4","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","text":"A subsection of the PACT Act is the\u00a0Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which creates a new legal path toward compensation for individuals harmed by the toxic waters at the military base. Previously, these individuals could not secure compensation because of the federal government\u2019s immunity to certain lawsuits.  Though plaintiffs must still prove that exposure to the water gave rise to their illness, the federal government is now prohibited from asserting immunity. On the other hand, once an individual secures compensation through the Lejeune Justice Act, they may not sue the government again for the same exposure \u2014 even if the compensation they receive does not reflect harmful effects that only became apparent after the lawsuit.","name":"Answer Question5","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer5"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","text":"The Camp Lejeune Justice Act is meant to compensate any individual harmed by the facility\u2019s contaminated water, not just veterans. This includes service members, their families, non-military staff, government contractors working at the site, and anyone else who can prove they were harmed by the toxic water.","name":"Answer Question6","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer6"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","text":"Someone seeking compensation for exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune must now file their claim:  1) Before August 10, 2024 (two years after the new law took effect) or 2) Within 180 days after a claim is denied by the appropriate federal agency.","name":"Answer Question7","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer7"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What Caused the Contamination in the Groundwater at Camp Lejeune?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Question"},{"@type":"Question","name":"What Toxic Chemicals Were Found in the Groundwater at Camp Lejeune?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Question1"},{"@type":"Question","name":"What Health Issues Can Result from Exposure to These Chemicals?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer2"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Question2"},{"@type":"Question","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer3"},"name":"How Many People May Have Been Affected by the Contaminated Groundwater at Camp Lejeune?","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Question3"},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the PACT Act?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer4"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Question4"},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the Camp Lejeune Justice Act?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer5"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Question5"},{"@type":"Question","name":"Who Is Eligible to File a Lawsuit for Injuries from Exposure to the Contaminated Groundwater at Camp Lejeune?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer6"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Question6"},{"@type":"Question","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Answer7"},"name":"Is There a Time Limit for Filing a Camp Lejeune Groundwater Lawsuit Claim?","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#Question7"}],"name":"Alabama Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit Lawyer","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#FAQPage"}],{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Alabama Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit Lawyer","item":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-lawsuit\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]