Base Details
Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards
Connery Avenue, Bourne, Massachusetts, 02542, United States
Known Toxins
| Toxins | Diseases |
|---|---|
| Aerozine-50 | Irritation and burning of the skin and eyes, Eye damage, Irritation of the nose and throat (coughing and wheezing), Irritation of the lungs, Pulmonary Edema, Headaches, Nausea, Vomiting, Dizziness, Seizures, Convulsions, Liver cancer, Lung cancer, Nasal cancer, Bronchitis, Anemia, Damage to the liver and kidneys |
| Diesel Fuel | Respiratory disease, Lung cancer, Inflammation of the lungs, Aggravation of asthma, Lowered resistance to respiratory infections, Aggravation of chronic lung conditions |
| Fuel Oil | Kidney damage, lowered ability for blood to clot |
| Dydrazine | |
| Jet Fuel | Change in reaction time, Impact of neurologic functioning, Respiratory tract damage, Gastrointestinal tract damage, Nervous system damage, Possible carcinogen |
| Mythylene Chloride | |
| Perchloroethylene (PCE) | Changes in mood, memory, attention, reaction time, and vision, liver damage, kidney damage, bladder cancer, multiple myeloma, non-hodgkin's lymphoma |
| Red Fuming Nitric Acid | Skin rash, pain, redness, and ulceration, irritation to the lungs, brochitis, coughing, phlegm, shortness of breath, erosion of the teeth |
| Solvents (misc.) | Multiple chemical sensitivity, contact dermatitis (irritant), lung cancer, vasculitis, seizures, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis |
| Trichloroethanes | Fatigue, reduced hand eye coordination, reduced speed, reduced reaction time, liver desease, swelling of the liver, noncancerous tumors, fatty changes in the liver, low blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, respiratory failure |
| 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 |
