Base Details
Yuma Marine Corps Air Station
Yuma, Arizona, United States
Known Toxins
| Toxins | Diseases |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Pulmonary fibrosis, Pneumoconiosis, Pleural disease, Asbestosis, Stomach cancer, Renal cancer, Immune suppression, Autoimmune antibodies, Positive ANA, Ovarian cancer, Myelodysplastic syndrome, Multiple myeloma, Melanoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Laryngeal cancer, Colorectal cancer, Bladder cancer, Leukemia |
| Dichloroethene (DCE) | Possible changes in immune system, irritation of the eyes and skin |
| Perchloroethylene (PCE) | Changes in mood, memory, attention, reaction time, and vision, liver damage, kidney damage, bladder cancer, multiple myeloma, non-hodgkin's lymphoma |
| 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 |
