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Project Number: | I21BX003815-01A1 |
| Title: | Volatile organic compound effects on brain and behavior |
| Principal Investigator: | Kevin Beck |
| Location: | East Orange, NJ |
| Congressional District Code: | 10 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | April 2018 - March 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $0 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$175,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Abstract Up to one million individuals stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC may have been poisoned by exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that had leached into the base drinking water from 1953 – 1987. The VA is now covering the health costs for Camp Lejeune veterans, civilian staff, and the resident families stationed at the base during that time for a variety of health conditions, including Parkinson's Disease (PD). Still, two of the main contaminants implicated in the toxic effects, trichl... |