Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is responsible for the water contamination at Camp Lejeune. The Marines were using a chemical called trichloroethylene (TCE) in their dry-cleaning operations at the base, and this chemical eventually contaminated the groundwater. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in 2014 that it found the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune significantly increased the risk of possibly contracting multiple diseases, including: