Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base

Location
Lockbourne, OH
Known Toxins
11
Years of Operation
1940’s-Present
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base

Base Background

The Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base was established in the 1940’s. It was originally known as the Lockbourne Air Force Base. The site was originally used as a training base for flight and glider crews. In 1980, the military transferred the site to the Ohio Air National Guard and renamed it to its current name. The current focus of the base is refueling, weather, and homeland defende.

Known Toxins

The following chart outlines the medical conditions associated with toxic exposure at this base, classified by the strength of evidence required (strong, good or limited).* Please keep in mind that it is not a complete list.

Toxin Potential Effects
Strong Good Limited
1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane Potential Effects
Reduced Fertility Male (infertility and subfertility)
Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, and sperm count)
Altered sex ratio
Testicular cancer
Testicular atrophy...
Stomach cancer
Renal (kidney) cancer
Prostate cancer
Nasopharyngeal/Sino­Nasal cancer
Lung cancer
Asthma ­irritant
MoreLess
Acetone Potential Effects -
Arrhythmias
-
Arsenic Potential Effects
Peripheral neuropathy
Hyperkeratosis/Hyperpigmentation...
Diabetes ­ Type II
Coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerosis
MoreLess
Steatosis (fatty liver)
Skeletal malformations...
Renal (kidney) cancer
Raynaud's phenomenon
Pneumonitis hypersensitivity
Neural tube defects/CNS malformations
Nasal septal perforation
Myocardial ischemia
Low birth weight/Small for Gestational Age
Hypertension
Hepatoportal Sclerosis
Fetotoxicity (Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion; stillbirth)
Congenital malformations ­ general
Cirrhosis
Cardiomyopathy
Bladder cancer
Arrhythmias
Anemia ­ hemolytic
Alopecia
Adult­-Onset Leukemias
MoreLess
Neurosthenia (Organic affective syndrome)
Myelodysplastic syndrome...
Metal fume fever
Immune suppression
Hepatocellular cancer (Liver cancer)
Genito­urinary malformations (includes cryptorchidism, hypospadias)
Cognitive impairment (includes impaired learning, impaired memory, and decreased attention span)
Acute tubular necrosis
MoreLess
Benzene Potential Effects
Myelodysplastic syndrome
Multiple myeloma...
Aplastic anemia
MoreLess
Scleroderma
Renal (kidney) cancer...
Pre­term delivery
Menstrual disorders
Lymphoma non ­Hodgkin's
Autoimmune antibodies, positive ANA
Arrhythmias
MoreLess
Peripheral neuropathy
Neural tube defects/CNS malformations...
Nasopharyngeal/Sino­Nasal cancer
Lung cancer
Immune suppression
Hepatocellular cancer (Liver cancer)
Cardiac congenital malformations
Breast cancer
Brain cancer ­adult
Asthma ­irritant
MoreLess
Chloroethene Potential Effects - - -
Dichloroethene Potential Effects - - -
Dichloroethene (DCE) Potential Effects - - -
Ethylbenzene Potential Effects - - -
Thallium Potential Effects
Peripheral neuropathy
Alopecia
Psychiatric disturbances
Menstrual disorders
Trichloroethylene (TCE) Potential Effects
Acute hepatocellular injury (Hepatitis)
Scleroderma
Renal (kidney) cancer...
Psychiatric disturbances
Lymphoma non ­Hodgkin's
Hepatocellular cancer (Liver cancer)
Fetotoxicity (Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion; stillbirth)
Decreased Coordination/ Dysequilibrium
Cirrhosis
Childhood Leukemias
Cardiac congenital malformations
Autoimmune antibodies, positive ANA
Arrhythmias
MoreLess
Trigeminal neuropathy
Testicular cancer...
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Raynaud's phenomenon
Prostate cancer
Peripheral neuropathy
Pancreatitis
Pancreatic cancer
Oral clefts (cleft lip and palate)
Neural tube defects/CNS malformations
Nephrotic syndrome
Multiple myeloma
Lung cancer
Low birth weight/Small for Gestational Age
Immune suppression
Hodgkin's Disease (lymphoma)
Genito­urinary malformations (includes cryptorchidism, hypospadias)
Cognitive impairment (includes impaired learning, impaired memory, and decreased attention span)
Choanal atresia
Cervical cancer
Brain cancer ­adult
Adult­-Onset Leukemias
ADD/ADHD, hyperactivity
Acute tubular necrosis
MoreLess
Vinyl chloride Potential Effects
Vinyl chloride disease - Acro­osteolysis
Raynaud's phenomenon
Thrombocytopenia
Scleroderma...
Pulmonary fibrosis
Porphyria ­ toxic
Hepatoportal Sclerosis
Hepatocellular cancer (Liver cancer)
MoreLess
Skin cancer (non­melanoma)
Renal (kidney) cancer...
Pancreatic cancer
Neural tube defects/CNS malformations
Lung cancer
Laryngeal cancer
Immune suppression
Hypertension
Erectile dysfunction
Breast cancer
Brain cancer ­adult
Autoimmune antibodies, positive ANA
MoreLess
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*Effects are according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry unless otherwise noted.

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