Asbestos Exposure Sites in Colorado
Our records contain 47 asbestos exposure sites in Colorado, though there are certainly more that have not been reported.
Asbestos in Colorado
For decades, Colorado buildings and products have used asbestos. Because of this, many Colorado residents have been exposed to asbestos and are at risk for contracting mesothelioma cancer.
The symptoms of mesothelioma often take decades to appear, so Colorado workers are at risk even if they were exposed to asbestos decades ago. Examples of Colorado asbestos exposure sites include:
- Colorado factories
- Powerplants in Colorado
- Refineries or Chemical Plants in Colorado
Below is a list of 47 known sites of asbestos exposure in Colorado. Asbestos exposure is known to have occurred in at least 15 Colorado cities, though the number is likely even higher.
The Colorado city with the most asbestos exposure sites was Denver, CO, with 19 known sites contaminated by asbestos.
If you know of another Colorado asbestos site, please contact us so that we can update our records.
| Site Name | City |
| Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs |
| Arapahoe Power Plant | Denver |
| Asamere Refinery | Denver |
| Benbow Plumbing | Colorado Springs |
| Cameo Power Plant | Cameo |
| CFI Steel Mill | Pueblo |
| Cherokee Power Plant | Denver |
| City Power Plant | Colorado Springs |
| Colorado Forestry Department | Grand Junction |
| Conoco Refinery | Denver |
| Continental Oil Refinery | Denver |
| Craig Power Plant | Craig |
| Craig Powerhouse | Denver |
| Dow Chemical “Rocky Flats” Plant | Boulder |
| Dow Chemical Plant | Golden |
| Federal Building | Denver |
| Fort Carson | Colorado Springs |
| Fort Carson | Fort Carson |
| Fort Carson Army Base | Colorado Springs |
| Gates Rubber | Denver |
| Hayden Power Plant | Hayden |
| Hilton Hotel | Denver |
| La Combe Plant | Denver |
| Martin Marietta Plant | Denver |
| Nixon Power Plant | Colorado Springs |
| Peterson Afb | Colorado Springs |
| Picker Medical Systems | Denver |
| Pueblo Powerhouse | Pueblo |
| Ray Nixon Power Plant | Fountain |
| Rock Flats | Golden |
| Rocky Flats Powerhouse | Rocky Flats |
| Rocky Mountain Arsenal | Denver |
| St Mary's Hospital | Grand Junction |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital | Denver |
| St. Mary-Corwin Hospital | Pueblo |
| Stapleton International Airport | Denver |
| Thompson Pipe Steel | Denver |
| Titan Missile Sites | Denver |
| Trinidad Power Plant | Trinidad |
| University Of Colorado | Greeley |
| University Of Colorado | Denver |
| University Of Colorado | Boulder |
| University Of Colorado Medical Center | Boulder |
| UTE Power Plant | Hayden |
| Valmont Power Plant | Boulder |
| Walsenburg Powerhouse | Walsenburg |
| Zuni Power Plant | Denver |
