Base Details
Concord Naval Weapons Station
5110, Port Chicago Highway, Concord, California, 94520, United States
Known Toxins
| Toxins | Diseases |
|---|---|
| Arsenic | Peripheral neuropathy, Hyperkeratosis/Hyperpigmentation, Diabetes type II, Coronary artery disease, Peripheral vascular disease, Atherosclerosis, Steatosis (fatty liver), Skeletal malformations, Renal cancer, Raynaud's phenomenon, Pneumonitis hypersensitivity, Neural tube defects/CNS malformations, Nasal septal perforation, Myocardial ischemia, Low birth weight/Small for Gestational age, Hypertension, Hepatoportal Sclerosis, Fetotoxicity (miscarriage, stillbirth), Congenital malformations general, Cirrhosis, Cardiomyopathy, Bladder cancer, Arrhythmias, Hemolytic Anemia, Alopecia, Leukemia, Neurasthenia, Myelodysplastic syndrome, Metal fume fever, Immune suppression, Liver cancer, Genitourinary malformations, Cognitive impairment, Acute tubular necrosis |
| Cadmium | Renal stones, Osteoporosis, Itai Itai disease, Chronic renal disease, Acute tubular necrosis, Reduced fertility (male - infertility and subfertility), Prostate cancer, Pneumonia, Nephrotic syndrome, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Hemolytic anemia, Testicular cancer, Soft tissue sarcoma, Renal cancer, Pulmonary fibrosis, Pulmonary edema, Peripheral neuropathy, Pancreatic cancer, Oral clefts, Neural tube defects/CNS malformations, Metal fume fever, Menstrual disorders, Immune suppression, Hypoactivity, Hypertension, Genitourinary malformations, Decreased IQ, Congenital craniofacial malformations, Cognitive impairment, Brain cancer, Autoimmune antibodies, Positive ANA, Arrhythmias, ADD/ADHD, Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, sperm count) |
| Copper | Nasal septal perforation, Metal fume fever, Lung cancer, Granulomatous disease (liver), Decreased vision (blindness, retinopathy, optic neuropathy), Chronic renal disease, Angiosarcoma (hepatic), Hemolytic anemia, Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary fibrosis, Neural tube defects/CNS malformations, Myelodysplastic syndrome, Immune suppression, Autoimmune antibodies, Positive ANA, Acute tubular necrosis |
| Lead | Seizures, Reduced fertility (male - infertility and subfertility), Peripheral neuropathy, Hypertension, Gout, Developmental delay, Decreased IQ, Decreased coordination, Dysequilibrium, Coronary artery disease, Peripheral vascular disease, Atherosclerosis, Cognitive impairment, Chronic renal disease, Behavioral problems, Hemolytic anemia, ADD/ADHD, Hyperactivity, Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, sperm count), Reduced fertility (female - infertility and subfertility), Psychiatric disturbances, Preterm delivery, Toxic porphyria, Nephrotic syndrome, Low birth weight/Small for gestational age, Immune suppression, Hormonal changes (levels of circulating sex hormones FSH/LH, Inhibin, Estrogen, progesterones, androgens), hearing loss, Glomerulonephritis, Delayed growth, Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmias, Altered time to sexual maturation (accelerated or delayed puberty), Wilms Tumor, Hypothyroidism, Stomach cancer, Osteoporosis, Neurasthenia (organic affective syndrome), Lung cancer, Erectile dysfunction, Congenital malformation Craniofacial, Carcinoid, Brain cancer, Bladder cancer, Alzheimer's, ALS |
| Pesticides/Insecticides | Multiple chemical sensitivity, contact dermatitis (irritant, allergic), testicular cancer, kidney cancer, porphyria toxic, photosensitivity, parkinson's disease/ movement disorders, myelodysplastic syndrome, multiple myeloma, childhood leukemia, bone cancer/Ewing's sarcoma, Wilms tumor, vasculitis, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer, thrombocytopenic purpura, soft tissue sarcoma, rheumatoid arthritis, retinoblastoma, pneumonia, melanoma, laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, congenital malformations general, cirrhosis, cervical cancer, bronchitis (chronic, acute), alzheimer's, ALS |
| Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs) | - |
| Zinc | Skin ulceration, testicular cancer |
