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Camp Lejeune is a Marine base located in North Carolina that is been in use since 1942. From the 1950s to the 1980s, Camp Lejeune’s water supply was contaminated with two specific chemicals: Perchloroethylene (PCE) and Trichloroethylene (TCE). These chemicals are well-known to be extremely harmful to the human body and have been associated with [...]

Roundup is a herbicide used around the world by farmers, gardeners, and many others as an all-purpose weed killer. Roundup’s main ingredient is glyphosate, a known carcinogen that causes non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL), leukemia, and B-cell lymphoma (mantle cell lymphoma or MCL). Originally created and manufactured by Monsanto, Roundup was purchased in 2018 by German pharmaceutical [...]

In 2021, a U.S. Congressional Subcommittee reported that several of the top baby food brands (including Gerber and Earth’s Best) were found to be tainted with dangerously high levels of toxic heavy metals including arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury. These toxic elements cause neurologic damage and the consumption of these metals, even in small amounts, [...]

Paraquat is an herbicide that has been widely used by agricultural workers to kill weeds, grass, and other unwanted vegetation. Paraquat is now believed to cause Parkinson's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the brain that alters the central nervous system's ability to control bodily movement. Parkinson's disease can gradually lead to motor symptoms, such [...]