Base Details
Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
Wilmington, Illinois, 60481, United States
Known Toxins
| Toxins | Diseases |
|---|---|
| Dinitrotoluene (DNT) | Coronary artery disease, Peripheral vascular disease, Atherosclerosis, Reduced fertility (male - infertility and subfertility), Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, sperm count) |
| 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 |
| Tetryl | Cough, fatigue, headaches, eye irritation, lack of appetite, nosebleeds, nausea, vomiting, yellow staining, skin rashes, allergic asthma |
| Trinitrotoluene (TNT) | Cirrhosis, acute hepatitis, steatosis (fatty liver), methemoglobinemia, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerosis, aplastic anemia, menstrual disorders, erectile dysfunction, abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, sperm count) |
| volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | Rhinitis irritant |
