Asbestos Exposure Sites in New Hampshire
Our records contain 10 asbestos exposure sites in New Hampshire, though there are certainly more that have not been reported.
Asbestos in New Hampshire
For decades, New Hampshire buildings and products have used asbestos. Because of this, many New Hampshire residents have been exposed to asbestos and are at risk for contracting mesothelioma cancer.
The symptoms of mesothelioma often take decades to appear, so New Hampshire workers are at risk even if they were exposed to asbestos decades ago. Examples of New Hampshire asbestos exposure sites include:
- New Hampshire factories
- Powerplants in New Hampshire
- Refineries or Chemical Plants in New Hampshire
Below is a list of 10 known sites of asbestos exposure in New Hampshire. Asbestos exposure is known to have occurred in at least 6 New Hampshire cities, though the number is likely even higher.
The New Hampshire city with the most asbestos exposure sites was Portsmouth, NH, with 4 known sites contaminated by asbestos.
If you know of another New Hampshire asbestos site, please contact us so that we can update our records.
| Site Name | City |
| Brown Paper Mill | Berlin |
| General Electric Company | Summersworth |
| Portsmouth Naval Base | Portsmouth |
| Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Portsmouth |
| Rumford Press | Concord |
| Schiller Power Plant Station | Portsmouth |
| Schiller Station Power Plant | Portsmouth |
| Sprague Electric | Nashair |
| The Tool Company | Concord |
| University Of New Hampshire | Manchester |
