Asbestos Exposure Sites in Iowa
Our records contain 48 asbestos exposure sites in Iowa, though there are certainly more that have not been reported.
Asbestos in Iowa
For decades, Iowa buildings and products have used asbestos. Because of this, many Iowa residents have been exposed to asbestos and are at risk for contracting mesothelioma cancer.
The symptoms of mesothelioma often take decades to appear, so Iowa workers are at risk even if they were exposed to asbestos decades ago. Examples of Iowa asbestos exposure sites include:
- Iowa factories
- Powerplants in Iowa
- Refineries or Chemical Plants in Iowa
Below is a list of 48 known sites of asbestos exposure in Iowa. Asbestos exposure is known to have occurred in at least 29 Iowa cities, though the number is likely even higher.
The Iowa city with the most asbestos exposure sites was Clinton, IA, with 5 known sites contaminated by asbestos.
If you know of another Iowa asbestos site, please contact us so that we can update our records.
| Site Name | City |
| 6Th Street Powerhouse | Cedar Rapids |
| Ames Powerhouse | Ames |
| Beaver Channel Powerhouse | Clinton |
| Burlington Power Plant | Burlington |
| Cedar Falls Powerhouse | Cedar Falls |
| Chemplex Plant | Clinton |
| Clinton Corn Plant | Clinton |
| Council Bluffs Power Plant | Council Bluffs |
| Falls City Creamery Co. | Falls City |
| Firestone Tire & Rubber Plant | Des Moines |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber | Des Moines |
| Hawkeye Chemical Plant | Clinton |
| Humboldt Iowa Powerhouse | Humboldt |
| Interstate Power Plant | Clinton |
| Iowa Light & Power | Cedar Rapids |
| Iowa Power Plant | Des Moines |
| Iowa Power Plant | Lansing |
| Iowa Power Plant | Waterloo |
| Iowa Public Service | Waterloo |
| Iowa Public Service | Sioux City |
| Iowa Southern Utility Powerhouse | Eddyville |
| Iowa State University | Ames |
| J.I. Case Plant | Bettendorf |
| John Deere Powerhouse | Waterloo |
| John Deere Tractor Plant | Waterloo |
| Kohrs Packing Co. | Davenport |
| Louisa Powerhouse | Muscatine |
| LSU Electrical Power Plant | Ottumwa |
| Marshalltown Powerhouse | Marshalltown |
| Maytag Plant 2 | Newton |
| Monsanto Chemical Plant | Muscatine |
| Monsanto Chemical Plant | Muskatine |
| Northern Petro Chemical | Joliet |
| Northwestern Bell | Des Moines |
| Northwestern States Portland Cement | Mason City |
| Oscar Meyer Manufacturing Plant | Davenport |
| Pella Utility House | Pella |
| Power Plant (s) | Spencer |
| Prairie Creek Powerhouse | Cedar Rapids |
| Proctor & Gamble Chemical Plant | Iowa City |
| Riverside Power Plant | Riverside |
| Riverside Powerhouse | Bentondorf |
| Shearer Contractors | Little Sioux |
| Sioux City Brick & Tile Company | Sioux City |
| Southwest Federated | Creston |
| University Of Iowa | Iowa City |
| University Of Iowa Steam Tunnels | Iowa City |
| Veterans’ Administration Hospital | Iowa City |
