Some of the source material used in compiling this timeline used courtesy of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune chronology of significant events concerning contamination of the base drinking water supply©. Part 1, 1941 through October 1989. Compiled by Mike Partain. You can view his full timeline here.
Other Camp Lejeune Groundwater Contamination Timeline Sources: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Marine Corps; Contaminated Groundwater Study, final report, December 1988; Geological Society of America; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; McClatchy Newspapers; NBC News; Stars & Stripes; Tampa Bay Times.
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