Also known as NAS Brunswick or Brunswick Naval Air Station, this installation was a military airport located 2 miles southeast of Brunswick, Maine. It was established in 1943. In 2009, the last aircraft, P-3 Orions, left, and the runways were permanently closed at the beginning of the next year. Subsequently, the premises were transferred to civilian use to become Brunswick Executive Airport and the location of a new campus for Southern Maine Community College.
Despite the military installation changing its purpose, a serious problem remains concerning the drinking water that people who were stationed there consumed – PFAS exposure. According to the latest testing conducted by the Environmental Working Group, the groundwater at Brunswick Naval Air Station contains 24,000 ppt PFOS and PFOA, two of the most toxic chemicals from this class. This concentration exceeds the safe exposure limit by 6,000 times.
Aqueous film-forming foam, commonly known as AFFF, has been used on the base during the training of military personnel, which has contributed significantly to water contamination. For this reason, numerous veterans who spent at least one year at Brunswick Naval Air Station came to struggle with terrible diseases as a result of exposure to PFAS.
If you were stationed at this military installation for at least one cumulative year and now struggle with a disease that makes you eligible to file a claim, we encourage you to do so, as the financial compensation our team might be able to help you obtain can be of great help when it comes to affording the treatment you need. We will make sure to attend to the most complex parts of the legal process so that you can continue focusing on your health.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) placed the installation on the Superfund program's National Priorities List in 1987. Contamination at Brunswick Naval Air Station is being addressed through federal actions. While PFAS are the contaminants of concern at this military base, other toxic agents have been identified in the environment of Brunswick Naval Air Station, such as cadmium and pesticides. Despite the EPA's cleanup efforts, the cadmium levels have not fallen as expected.
Early cleanup efforts began in 1994 when the U.S. Navy took over 1,000 cubic yards of pesticide-contaminated soil from a former pesticide storage and mixing area off-site for incineration. At the moment, Brunswick Naval Air Station has institutional controls in place to reduce toxic exposure by limiting land and resource use and guiding human behavior. Still, the presence of PFAS in the water of the base remains a serious issue.
Exposure to PFAS from drinking water can lead to the development of multiple, serious, even life-threatening diseases. However, only the most severe qualify you for compensation, as there is a definitive causal relation between these diseases and exposure to PFAS. The following are the diseases that make you eligible for filing a claim to recover the compensation you deserve for your injury:
If you lived on the Brunswick Naval Air Station for at least one cumulative year, whether as a member of the military or as a family member of one and developed one of the diseases above, we strongly encourage you to file a claim with the assistance of a lawyer whose main area of practice is toxic exposure. Because these diseases tend to occur several years after exposure to PFAS, it is crucial to monitor your health and seek medical attention as soon as you notice a new onset of symptoms.
With over three decades of experience in vetting toxic exposure cases, Atraxia Law is ready to help you find out if you are eligible to file a claim. Your involvement in the process, which is quick and over the phone, will be minimal, as our skilled team will carefully take care of the rest of the paperwork. Eventually, you will recover the compensation you are eligible for, which will also help you afford superior healthcare and treatment.
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