▁Department . ▁The ▁report ▁found ▁neither ▁study ▁could ▁show ▁whether ▁people ▁were ▁har med ▁by ▁cont amin ated ▁ground water ▁from ▁Area ▁B . ▁It ▁is ▁unlikely ▁that ▁additional ▁studies ▁could ▁establish ▁a ▁link , ▁because ▁no ▁data ▁on ▁early ▁expos ures ▁were ▁collected ▁and ▁data ▁cannot ▁be ▁obtained ▁or ▁reli ably ▁estimated ▁now . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁developer ▁who ▁had ▁bought ▁ 9 2 ▁acres ▁near ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Bi ological ▁Research ▁su ed ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁for ▁neg lig ence ▁in ▁its ▁chemical ▁dispos al ▁practices , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁levels ▁of ▁T CE ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 2 ▁times ▁the ▁federal ▁maximum ▁cont amin ant ▁level . ▁A ▁U . S . ▁att orney ▁representing ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁argued ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁none x istent ▁E PA ▁reg ulation ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁is ▁an ▁exception ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁T ort ▁Cla ims ▁Act ▁and ▁" prote ct s ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁waste ▁dispos al ▁practices ". ▁The ▁$ 3 7 ▁million ▁law suit ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Army ▁denied ▁claims ▁of ▁health ▁problems ▁in ▁ 1 0 6 ▁Fred rick ▁families ▁and ▁individuals ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁residents ▁file d ▁a ▁class ▁action ▁law suit , ▁seeking ▁$ 7 5 0 ▁million ▁for ▁wrong ful ▁death ▁and ▁pain ▁and ▁suffering ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 .