Base Details
Griffiss Air Force Base
660, Hangar Road, Rome, New York, 13441,United States
Known Toxins
| Toxins | Diseases |
|---|---|
| Barium | Sarcoidosis, Arrhythmias |
| Chromium | Skin ulceration, Nasopharyngeal/Sinonasal cancer, Nasal septal perforation, Nasal polyps, Acute bronchitis, Asthma, Stomach cancer, Pulmonary fibrosis, Photosensitivity, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Chronic renal disease, Brain cancer, Acute tubular necrosis, Soft tissue sarcoma, Renal cancer, Reduced fertility (male - infertility and subfertility), Prostate cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Immune suppression, Esophageal cancer, Bladder cancer, Autoimmune antibodies, Positive ANA, Leukemia, Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, sperm count) |
| Dichloroethene | Changes in the immune system |
| Heavy Metals (misc.) | Pneumonitis hypersensitivity, Multiple myeloma |
| 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 |
| Polychlorinated Byphenyls (PCBs) | Hypothyroidism, porphyria toxic, developmental delay, decreased IQ, Cirrhosis, chloracne, behavioral problems, ADD/ADHD, peripheral neuropathy, pancreatic cancer, menstrual disorders, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, low birth weight/small for gestational age, immune suppression, liver cancer, dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, delayed growth, congenital malformation craniofacial, cognitive impairment, chronic bronchitis, acute hepatitis, abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, sperm count), testicular cancer, reduced fertility (female - infertility and subfertility), parkinson's disease/movement disorders, hypoactivity, hypertension, hyperkeratosis/hyperpigmentation, hearing loss, endometriosis, diabetes type I, breast cancer, bone cancer/Ewing's sarcoma, altered time to sexual maturation (accelerated or delayed puberty), altered sex ratio |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE) | acute hepatitis, scleroderma, kidney cancer, psychiatric disturbances, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, liver cancer, fetotoxicity (miscarriage, stillbirth), decreased coordination/dysequilibrium, cirrhosis, childhood leukemia, congenital cardiac malformations, autoimmune antibodies, positive ANA, arrhythmias, Trigeminal neuropathy, testicular cancer, systemic lupus, erythematosus, Raynaud's phenomenon, prostate cancer, peripheral neuropathy, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, oral clefts, neural tube defects/CNS malformations, nephrotic syndrome, multiple myeloma, lung cancer, low birth weight/small for gestational age, immune suppression, hodgkin's lymphoma, genitourinary malformations, cognitive impairment, choanal atresia, cervical cancer, brain cancer, adult leukemia, ADD/ADHD, hyperactivity, acute tubular necrosis |
| Vinyl chloride | Vinyl chloride disease - acroosteolysis, Raynaud's phenomenon, thrombocytopenia, scleroderma, pulmonary fibrosis, porphyria toxic, hepatoportal sclerosis, liver cancer, skin cancer (non-melanoma), kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, neural tube defects/CNS malformations, lung cancer, laryngeal cancer, immune suppression, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, breast cancer, brain cancer, autoimmune antibodies, positive ANA |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | Rhinitis irritant |
