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Asbestos Exposure Sites

Between the 1930s and 1980s, thousands of U.S. industrial facilities used asbestos-containing materials that exposed workers to carcinogenic fibers. At least 125 documented exposure sites across 34 states have been identified, spanning 9 industry types. The most heavily impacted industries are shipyards (20 sites), power plants (20 sites), manufacturing (20 sites). Workers at these locations — and in some cases their families through secondary exposure — face elevated risks of mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis, often decades after their employment ended.

Last verified: March 9, 2026
125 Documented Sites
9 Industries Covered
34 States Represented

All Documented Exposure Sites

Shipyards

Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Portsmouth, VA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Kittery, ME

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

Bremerton, WA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Vallejo, CA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

Philadelphia, PA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Brooklyn, NY

Peak Era: 1940s–1960s

Shipyards

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard

San Francisco, CA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Long Beach Naval Shipyard

Long Beach, CA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

Pearl Harbor, HI

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Bath Iron Works

Bath, ME

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Ingalls Shipbuilding

Pascagoula, MS

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Newport News Shipbuilding

Newport News, VA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

General Dynamics Electric Boat

Groton, CT

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Bethlehem Steel Shipyard Quincy

Quincy, MA

Peak Era: 1940s–1960s

Shipyards

Todd Shipyards

Seattle, WA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Avondale Shipyard

Avondale, LA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Charleston Naval Shipyard

Charleston, SC

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Treasure Island)

San Francisco, CA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Shipyards

Fore River Shipyard

Quincy, MA

Peak Era: 1900s–1960s

Shipyards

Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding

Mobile, AL

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Power Plants

Big Bend Power Station

Apollo Beach, FL

Peak Era: 1950s–1980s

Power Plants

Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant

Crystal River, FL

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Power Plants

Indian Point Energy Center

Buchanan, NY

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Power Plants

Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station

Middletown, PA

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Power Plants

Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station

Homestead, FL

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Power Plants

Navajo Generating Station

Page, AZ

Peak Era: 1970s–1980s

Power Plants

Bruce Mansfield Power Plant

Shippingport, PA

Peak Era: 1970s–1980s

Power Plants

Monroe Power Plant

Monroe, MI

Peak Era: 1970s–1980s

Power Plants

Chalk Point Generating Station

Eagle Harbor, MD

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Power Plants

Brayton Point Power Station

Somerset, MA

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Power Plants

Colstrip Power Plant

Colstrip, MT

Peak Era: 1970s–1980s

Power Plants

General James M. Gavin Power Plant

Cheshire, OH

Peak Era: 1970s–1980s

Power Plants

Labadie Energy Center

Labadie, MO

Peak Era: 1970s–1980s

Power Plants

Robert W. Scherer Power Plant

Juliette, GA

Peak Era: 1980s

Power Plants

Paradise Fossil Plant

Drakesboro, KY

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Power Plants

Kingston Fossil Plant

Kingston, TN

Peak Era: 1950s–1980s

Power Plants

Moss Landing Power Plant

Moss Landing, CA

Peak Era: 1950s–1980s

Power Plants

Ravenswood Generating Station

Long Island City, NY

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Power Plants

Centralia Power Plant

Centralia, WA

Peak Era: 1970s–1980s

Power Plants

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

San Clemente, CA

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Refineries

ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery

Baytown, TX

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Refineries

Chevron Richmond Refinery

Richmond, CA

Peak Era: 1930s–1970s

Refineries

BP Whiting Refinery

Whiting, IN

Peak Era: 1930s–1970s

Refineries

Marathon Detroit Refinery

Detroit, MI

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Refineries

Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery

Roxana, IL

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Refineries

Valero Port Arthur Refinery

Port Arthur, TX

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Refineries

Shell Deer Park Refinery

Deer Park, TX

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Refineries

CITGO Lake Charles Refinery

Lake Charles, LA

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Chemical Plants

Dow Chemical Midland Plant

Midland, MI

Peak Era: 1930s–1970s

Chemical Plants

DuPont Chambers Works

Deepwater, NJ

Peak Era: 1930s–1970s

Chemical Plants

Union Carbide Institute Plant

Institute, WV

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Chemical Plants

BASF Geismar Plant

Geismar, LA

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Chemical Plants

Monsanto Sauget Plant

Sauget, IL

Peak Era: 1930s–1970s

Refineries

Standard Oil Whiting Refinery

Whiting, IN

Peak Era: 1890s–1960s

Refineries

Texaco Port Arthur Refinery

Port Arthur, TX

Peak Era: 1900s–1970s

Refineries

Gulf Oil Port Arthur Refinery

Port Arthur, TX

Peak Era: 1900s–1970s

Refineries

Sinclair Oil East Chicago Refinery

East Chicago, IN

Peak Era: 1920s–1970s

Refineries

Koch Industries Pine Bend Refinery

Rosemount, MN

Peak Era: 1950s–1980s

Refineries

Conoco Ponca City Refinery

Ponca City, OK

Peak Era: 1920s–1970s

Refineries

Ashland Oil Catlettsburg Refinery

Catlettsburg, KY

Peak Era: 1920s–1970s

Manufacturing

Johns-Manville Manville Plant

Manville, NJ

Peak Era: 1920s–1980s

Manufacturing

Johns-Manville Waukegan Plant

Waukegan, IL

Peak Era: 1920s–1980s

Manufacturing

Owens Corning Defiance Plant

Defiance, OH

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Manufacturing

Armstrong World Industries Lancaster Plant

Lancaster, PA

Peak Era: 1930s–1980s

Manufacturing

Raybestos-Manhattan Stratford Plant

Stratford, CT

Peak Era: 1920s–1980s

Manufacturing

Keasbey & Mattison Ambler Plant

Ambler, PA

Peak Era: 1880s–1960s

Manufacturing

GAF Corporation Wayne Plant

Wayne, NJ

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Manufacturing

Eagle-Picher Industries Joplin Plant

Joplin, MO

Peak Era: 1930s–1970s

Manufacturing

Harbison-Walker Refractories Pittsburgh Plant

Pittsburgh, PA

Peak Era: 1920s–1970s

Manufacturing

National Gypsum Gold Bond Plant

Buffalo, NY

Peak Era: 1930s–1970s

Manufacturing

Celotex Corporation Tampa Plant

Tampa, FL

Peak Era: 1930s–1970s

Manufacturing

Pittsburgh Corning Corporation Port Allegany Plant

Port Allegany, PA

Peak Era: 1960s–1970s

Manufacturing

Garlock Sealing Technologies Palmyra Plant

Palmyra, NY

Peak Era: 1920s–1980s

Manufacturing

Flintkote Company New Orleans Plant

New Orleans, LA

Peak Era: 1930s–1970s

Manufacturing

Nicolet Industries Ambler Plant

Ambler, PA

Peak Era: 1960s–1980s

Manufacturing

W.R. Grace Libby Operations

Libby, MT

Peak Era: 1960s–1990s

Manufacturing

Combustion Engineering Windsor Plant

Windsor, CT

Peak Era: 1930s–1980s

Manufacturing

Babcock & Wilcox Barberton Plant

Barberton, OH

Peak Era: 1920s–1980s

Manufacturing

Dana Corporation Paris Plant

Paris, TN

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Manufacturing

CertainTeed Corporation Valley Forge Plant

Valley Forge, PA

Peak Era: 1930s–1980s

Mining

Libby Vermiculite Mine

Libby, MT

Peak Era: 1920s–1990

Mining

ASARCO Globe Plant

Denver, CO

Peak Era: 1960s–1990s

Mining

Coalinga Asbestos Mine

Coalinga, CA

Peak Era: 1950s–1980s

Mining

Lowell Asbestos Mine

Lowell, VT

Peak Era: 1940s–1993

Mining

New Idria Asbestos Mine

Idria, CA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Mining

Copperopolis Asbestos Mine

Copperopolis, CA

Peak Era: 1950s–1970s

Mining

Sylacauga Marble & Asbestos Operations

Sylacauga, AL

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Mining

ASARCO Vermiculite Plant

Minneapolis, MN

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Mining

Western Mineral Products Plant

Minneapolis, MN

Peak Era: 1940s–1988

Mining

Milam Asbestos Mine

Milam, TX

Peak Era: 1940s–1960s

Military

Fort Bragg (Fort Liberty)

Fayetteville, NC

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Camp Lejeune

Jacksonville, NC

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Naval Station Norfolk

Norfolk, VA

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

Honolulu, HI

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Naval Air Station Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

Oceanside, CA

Peak Era: 1942–1980s

Military

Fort Hood (Fort Cavazos)

Killeen, TX

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Dayton, OH

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Naval Submarine Base New London

Groton, CT

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Naval Station San Diego

San Diego, CA

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Great Lakes Naval Training Center

North Chicago, IL

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Lackland Air Force Base

San Antonio, TX

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Naval Air Station Pensacola

Pensacola, FL

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

Fort Sam Houston (JBSA)

San Antonio, TX

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Military

McClellan Air Force Base

Sacramento, CA

Peak Era: 1940s–1980s

Steel Mills

U.S. Steel Gary Works

Gary, IN

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Steel Mills

Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Plant

Bethlehem, PA

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Steel Mills

U.S. Steel South Works

Chicago, IL

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Steel Mills

Republic Steel Cleveland Plant

Cleveland, OH

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Steel Mills

Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point

Sparrows Point, MD

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Steel Mills

Inland Steel East Chicago Plant

East Chicago, IN

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Steel Mills

LTV Steel Indiana Harbor Works

East Chicago, IN

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Steel Mills

Weirton Steel

Weirton, WV

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Steel Mills

National Steel Great Lakes Works

Ecorse, MI

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Steel Mills

Armco Steel Middletown Works

Middletown, OH

Peak Era: 1940s–1970s

Construction

World Trade Center

New York, NY

Peak Era: 1968–1971

Construction

The Pentagon

Arlington, VA

Peak Era: 1941–1943

Construction

Chrysler Building

New York, NY

Peak Era: 1928–1930

Construction

Empire State Building

New York, NY

Peak Era: 1930–1931

Construction

U.S. Capitol Building

Washington, DC

Peak Era: 1900s–1960s

Construction

Prudential Center

Boston, MA

Peak Era: 1960–1965

Construction

Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)

Chicago, IL

Peak Era: 1970–1973

Construction

Grace Building

New York, NY

Peak Era: 1971–1974

Construction

John Hancock Center

Chicago, IL

Peak Era: 1965–1969

Construction

Rockefeller Center

New York, NY

Peak Era: 1930–1939

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