Asbestos Exposure Sites in New Mexico
Our records contain 60 asbestos exposure sites in New Mexico, though there are certainly more that have not been reported.
Asbestos in New Mexico
For decades, New Mexico buildings and products have used asbestos. Because of this, many New Mexico 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 Mexico workers are at risk even if they were exposed to asbestos decades ago. Examples of New Mexico asbestos exposure sites include:
- New Mexico factories
- Powerplants in New Mexico
- Refineries or Chemical Plants in New Mexico
Below is a list of 60 known sites of asbestos exposure in New Mexico. Asbestos exposure is known to have occurred in at least 25 New Mexico cities, though the number is likely even higher.
The New Mexico city with the most asbestos exposure sites was Albuquerque, NM, with 14 known sites contaminated by asbestos.
If you know of another New Mexico asbestos site, please contact us so that we can update our records.
| Site Name | City |
| Albuquerque City Auditorium | Albuquerque City |
| Albuquerque School District | Albuquerque City |
| American Gypsum Plant | Albuquerque |
| Anapra Power House (El Paso Electric Co.) | Anapra |
| Associates Food Services | Albuquerque |
| Banco Plant | Farmington |
| Bloomfield Plant | Farmington |
| Carlsbad Power House | Carlsbad |
| Chaco Canyon Plant (Natural Gas) | Farmington |
| Chaco Plant | Farmington |
| Chevron Gas Plant | Eunice |
| City Of Alexandria Power Plant | Alexandria |
| City of Los Cruces | Los Cruces |
| Coronado Center | Albuquerque |
| Cuttingham Station | Hobbs |
| El Paso Electric Rio Grande Power Plant | Sunland |
| El Paso Natural Gas Company Booster Station (s) | Hobbs |
| El Paso Natural Gas Plant | Jal |
| El Paso Natural Gas Refinery | Oil Center |
| Four Corners Power Plant | Fruitland |
| Four Corners Power Plant | Four Corners |
| Four Corners Power Plant/Arizona Public Service | Farmington |
| Houston Lumber Company | Roswell |
| Johnson Space Center | Las Cruces |
| Kennecott Copper Refinery | Hurley |
| Kerr-Mcgee Potash Refinery | Carlsbad |
| Kirtland Air Force Base | Albuquerque |
| Kirtland Power Plant | Albuquerque |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory | Los Alamos |
| National Pot Ash Refinery | Carlsbad |
| New Mexico Power & Light | Hobbs |
| New Mexico Power Plant | Albuquerque |
| New Mexico Public Service | Carlsbad |
| New Mexico State College | Las Cruces |
| New Mexico State University | Las Cruces |
| Newman Power Plant | Newman |
| Nuclear Power Plant | Albuquerque |
| Oil Center Plant | Oil Center |
| Park Plaza | Albuquerque |
| Person Power Plant | Albuquerque |
| Phelps Dodge | Playas |
| Phelps Dodge Copper Refinery | Tyrone |
| Phelps Dodge Corp. Concentrator | Tyrone |
| Phelps Dodge Tyrone Mine | Tyrone |
| Potash Company of America | Carlsbad |
| Public Service Co. Of New Mexico (San Juan Power Plant) | Waterflow |
| Public Service Powerhouse | Roswell |
| Reeves Power Plant | Albuquerque |
| San Juan Generating Plant | Farmington |
| San Juan Power Plant | Farmington |
| Sandia Air Base | Albuquerque |
| Skelly Oil | Eunice |
| Southwestern Public Service Power Plant | Carlsbad |
| St. Mary’s Hospital | Roswell |
| TU Electric | Trinidad |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque |
| University Of New Mexico Hospital | Albuquerque |
| Warren Petroleum | Monument |
| Western Skies Hotel | Albuquerque |
| White Sands Missile Site | White Sands |
