Asbestos Exposure Sites in Massachusetts
Our records contain 44 asbestos exposure sites in Massachusetts, though there are certainly more that have not been reported.
Asbestos in Massachusetts
For decades, Massachusetts buildings and products have used asbestos. Because of this, many Massachusetts residents have been exposed to asbestos and are at risk for contracting mesothelioma cancer.
The symptoms of mesothelioma often take decades to appear, so Massachusetts workers are at risk even if they were exposed to asbestos decades ago. Examples of Massachusetts asbestos exposure sites include:
- Massachusetts factories
- Powerplants in Massachusetts
- Refineries or Chemical Plants in Massachusetts
Below is a list of 44 known sites of asbestos exposure in Massachusetts. Asbestos exposure is known to have occurred in at least 25 Massachusetts cities, though the number is likely even higher.
The Massachusetts city with the most asbestos exposure sites was Boston, MA, with 16 known sites contaminated by asbestos.
If you know of another Massachusetts asbestos site, please contact us so that we can update our records.
| Site Name | City |
| A.C. Lawrence Factory | Peabody |
| Algonquin Gas Company Generating Plant | Freetown |
| American Optical Plant | Southbridge |
| Bethlehem Steel Shipyard | Boston |
| Bethlehem Steel Shipyard | Hingham |
| Bethlehem Steel Shipyard | Quincy |
| Bingham Memorial Hospital | Boston |
| Boston ISD | Boston |
| Boston Naval Shipyard | Boston |
| Boston Naval Shipyard | Charleston |
| Boston Naval Shipyard | Newport |
| Brayton Point-Falls River Power Plant | Boston |
| Call Burglar Alarm Co | Chelsea |
| Cambridge Electric Light Company | Cambridge |
| Chesapeake Paper Mill | Hopewell |
| Eastman Gellatin | Peabody |
| Edison Powerhouse | Boston |
| General Dynamics Shipyard | Quincy |
| General Electric Co. | Lynn |
| General Electric Plant | Pittsfield |
| Gillette Safety Razor Plant | Boston |
| Grambling University | Ruston |
| Harvard University | Boston |
| International Paper | Bucksport |
| Logan Airport | Boston |
| Massachusetts State Hospital | Dorchester |
| Monsanto Chemical Plant | Indian Orchard |
| Monsanto Plant | Springfield |
| Norton Grinding | Worchester |
| Otis Air Force Base | Maryland |
| Otis Air Force Base | Falmouth |
| Peter Bentbrigham Hospital | Boston |
| Port Smith | Boston |
| Proctor & Gamble Plant | Quincy |
| Quincy Market Center | Boston |
| Salem Harbor Steam Plant | Salem |
| Salem Hospital | Salem |
| Sprague Electric Co. | North Adams |
| State House | Boston |
| Taun Man Power Plant | Boston |
| U.S. Naval Shipyard | Boston |
| Veterans Administration Hospital | Brockton |
| Whidden Memorial Hospital | Boston |
| Worthington Pump Corporation | Holyoke |
