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  2. Regulation of ship pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, [18] applies to ships and prohibits discharge of oil or hazardous substances in harmful quantities into or upon U.S. navigable waters, or into or upon the waters of the contiguous zone, or which may affect natural resources in the U.S. EEZ (extending 200 miles (320 ...

  3. Camp Lejeune water contamination - Wikipedia

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    The Camp Lejeune water contamination problem occurred at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1953 to 1987. [1] During that time, United States Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and families at the base — as well as many international, particularly British, [2] assignees — bathed in and ingested tap water contaminated with harmful chemicals at all concentrations ...

  4. List of trichloroethylene-related incidents - Wikipedia

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    Between 1975 and 1985, the water supply of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune was contaminated with trichloroethylene and other volatile organic compounds. [10]In 1986, and later again in 2009, 2 plumes containing trichloroethylene was found on Long Island, New York due to Northrop Grumman's Bethpage factories that worked in conjunction with the United States Navy during the 1930s and 1940s.

  5. Navy Says It Has Found the Source of Water Contamination ...

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    The Navy says water from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln's bilges, a type of drainage system, leaked into drinking water on the ship. Navy Says It Has Found the Source of Water ...

  6. Navy says EPA report that found low-level contamination ... - AOL

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    Residents on the water system have reported a series of ailments ever since fuel from the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility tainted its Red Hill water shaft in November 2021. The Navy shut off the ...

  7. Here's how jet fuel can contaminate a ship's water - AOL

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    The US Navy acknowledged last month that the drinking and bathing water on one of its aircraft carriers was contaminated by jet fuel. The US Navy acknowledged last month that the drinking and ...

  8. Ballast water discharge and the environment - Wikipedia

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    The discharge of ballast water and sediments by ships is governed globally under the Ballast Water Management Convention, since its entry into force in September 2017. It is also controlled through national regulations, which may be separate from the Convention, such as in the United States .

  9. Sailors on US Navy flattops have been drinking and bathing in ...

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    The US Navy recently acknowledged it found jet fuel in the drinking water aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. Veteran sailors and Marines told Insider that contaminated water has been ...