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The Oklahoma law firm of Nix Law Group, PLLC is currently investigating and assisting the families of individuals who have suffered severe health complications, including the development of thyroid cancer, severe hypothyrodisim and other possibly fatal thyroid problems, as a result of contamination of at least 18 water wells in Duncan, Oklahoma.  

Halliburton Company, a global mullt-billion dollar corporation based in Houston, Texas, recently admitted that tests performed by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality confirmed that dangerously high levels of perchlorate were detected in at least 18 water wells located on the north side of Duncan, Oklahoma.  Halliburton has stated that it believes the contamination is the result of operations it performed near Duncan, Oklahoma approximately 20 years ago removing and burning spent missle fuel contained in missle casings under a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense.  Halliburton ceased such activities in 1991, thus, since it has been 20 years since Halliburton conducted operations at the site, the scope of those affected by this water contamination in the Duncan area could be widespread.  If you believe you or a loved one may have been affected by Halliburton's operations, contact a water contamination attorney with Nix Law Group serving Duncan and surrounding areas.

Perchlorate is a colorless salt that is derived from perchloric acid and is commonly used in the manufacturing and testing of solid rocket and missle fuels.  Perchlorate adversely affects human health by interfering with iodine uptake into the thyroid gland.  In adults, the thyroid gland helps regulate the metabolism by releasing hormones, while in children, the thyroid helps in proper development.  Recent studies show tht perchlorate is becoming a serious threat to human health and water resources across the country. Such threats include the development of severe hypothyroidism which can lead to multiple, sometimes fatal health problems such as thyroid cancer, goiter, breast disease, disruption of the menstrual cycle, immune system dysfunction, heart disease and infertility.  Equally concerning is the effect of perchlorate poisoning on children and pregnant women.  Studies have shown that perchlorate toxicity can be responsible for poor fetal development, mental retardation of newborns, an increased risk of cognitive and developmental problems, or, in more severe cases, cretinism and birth defects. 

In all likelihood hundreds, if not thousands of Oklahomans who were born, raised and/or lived in Duncan, Oklahoma during the past 20 years could have been subjected to dangerously high levels of perchlorate, a toxin that interferes with thyroid function by supplanting iodine in the body and causing harm to iodine transporters, in their drinking water. 

If you, your loved one or someone you know lives or has lived in the Duncan, Oklahoma area and has thyroid cancer, severe hypothyroidism or serious medical problems which may relate to Halliburton's contamination of drinking water in Duncan, Oklahoma, please contact the experienced lawyers at Nix Law Group, PLLC for more information about your legal rights.  Our firm is currently investigating and prosecuting lawsuits against Halliburton for Oklahoma citizens whose lives have been torn apart due to thyroid cancer and other severe medical problems which may be the result of Halliburton's perchlorate contamination of at least 18 water wells near Duncan, Oklahoma. 

For more information on the Duncan, Oklahoma Water Well Contamination Cases, please visit and "Like" our firm's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/nixlawgroup or Follow our firm on Twitter @NixLawGroup. We update these profiles regularly to keep our clients informed of all related developments. If you believe you or a loved one has been affected by contaminated water in Duncan, contact a water contamination attorney at Nix Law Group serving Duncan and surrounding areas today.