Massachusetts Asbestos Areas

Massachusetts Asbestos Areas
Massachusetts Asbestos Areas

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Massachusetts is arguably the oldest state in the union, by virtue of the fact that the Massachusetts Bay Colony was the largest and most influential in New England. It was, and is the most heavily industrialized of the New England states and it has been a participant in the industrial revolution from the very beginning up to the present day high-tech firms that ring the Boston area along the 495 loop and State Highway 128.
Asbestos Uses in Massachusetts

In the middle of the march of progress, asbestos entered the scene in the 1850s. It was originally manufactured for roofing, for textiles and for insulation material. The Yankees putting up factories and mills in the river towns of Lawrence and Lowell and the shipbuilders entering the age of steam surely put asbestos to work in their new structures.

Both commercial freighters and navy ships made ample use of asbestos to insulate in their engine rooms and throughout the ships. That’s why so many Navy veterans have fallen prey to asbestos related diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma. The Boston Navy Shipyard has been building and repairing those ships for decades, its workers exposed to disintegrating asbestos while refitting engines and piping systems.
Asbestos Jobsites in Massachusetts

The list below is a remarkably long collection of locations where asbestos exposure likely occurred, to white collar and blue collar workers and teachers and students and hospital workers and mill hands, all of whom had a good chance to be exposed to asbestos in its most dangerous form: when it is crumbling and putting dust in the air contaminated with asbestos fibers.

The Zonolite site in Easthampton is notable for the fact that it processed vermiculite ore shipped from a Libby Montana mine. The ore was contaminated with asbestos, and so was the insulation material produced from it. Both the workers at Zonolite and the purchasers of their product were exposed to asbestos. The Easthampton facility closed in 1992. The mine and the manufacturing facility belong to W.R. Grace

If you have ever been an employee at one of these locations, discuss the implications of asbestos exposure with your doctor. If you are suffering from an asbestos related disease, speak with a Massachusetts mesothelioma lawyer about the compensation that may be due you from the asbestos companies that made these toxic products.

TILLSON FARM AMHERST MA
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST MA
VERMONT RR TILLSON FARM - UTILITIES DIST PROJECT AMHERST MA
FENWAL INC ASHLAND MA
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ATTLEBORO MA
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS ATTLEBORO MA
AMERICAN SHOE SHANK CO AVON MA
FORT DEVONS AYER MA
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE BEDFORD MA
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE BEDFORD MA
HANSCOM FIELD BEDFORD MA
MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE BEDFORD MA
MITRE CORP. BEDFORD MA
BELCHERTOWN STATE SCHOOL BELCHERTOWN MA
EASTERN REFRACTORIES INC. BELMONT MA
BEVERLY HOSPITAL BEVERLY MA
1 BEACON STREET BOSTON MA
A T & T CO. BOSTON MA
BETHLEHEM STEEL BOSTON MA
BOSTON EDISON - KNEELAND STREET POWER STATION BOSTON MA
BOSTON EDISON CO. BOSTON MA
BOSTON EDISON CO. - NEW BOSTON STATION BOSTON MA
BOSTON FUEL TRANSPORTATION, INC. BOSTON MA
BOSTON GAS CO BOSTON MA
BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON MA
BOSTON NAVAL SHIPYARD BOSTON MA
BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL CO. BOSTON MA
BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOSTON MA
BRAMAN, DOW & COMPANY BOSTON MA
BRAYTON POINT POWER PLANT BOSTON MA
CAMBRIDGE CITY HOSPITAL BOSTON MA
CAMBRIDGE ELECTRIC LIGHT CO BOSTON MA
CITY OF BOSTON - MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM BOSTON MA
EMMANUEL COLLEGE BOSTON MA
GILLETE RAZOR PLANT BOSTON MA
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL BOSTON MA
HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON MA
INSULATION SPECIALTIES, INC. BOSTON MA
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO BOSTON MA
JOHN HANCOCK BUILDING BOSTON MA
JOHN HANCOCK TOWER BOSTON MA
LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOSTON MA
M.I.T. REFRIGERATION PLT BOSTON MA
MALDEN HOSPITAL BOSTON MA
MASS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOSTON MA
MILLSTONE FITTINGS BOSTON MA
MILTON HOSPITAL BOSTON MA
N.E. BAPTIST HOSPITAL BOSTON MA
NEGEA CANAL BOSTON MA
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL BOSTON MA
NEW ENGLAND INSULATION CO. BOSTON MA
NEW ENGLAND MERCHANTS BANK BOSTON MA
NEW ENGLAND POWER CO BOSTON MA
NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL BOSTON MA
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY BOSTON MA
OXFORD PAPER COMPANY BOSTON MA
P. S. THORSEN COMPANY BOSTON MA
PARK SQUARE BUILDING BOSTON MA
PCH RR - SOUTHAMPTON STREET YARDS BOSTON MA
PERRINI CORP. BOSTON MA
PHOENIX URBAN INC. BOSTON MA
PRUDENTIAL CENTER BOSTON MA
PUBLIC SERVICE CO. BOSTON MA
SCOTIA ST. STATION BOSTON MA
SHRINERS HOSPITAL BOSTON MA
SOUTH POSTAL ANNEX BOSTON MA
STATE HOUSE BOSTON MA
STOP & SHOP BAKERY DIVISION BOSTON MA
TUBULAR RIVET & STUD BOSTON MA
U. S. NAVAL SHIPYARD BOSTON MA
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL BOSTON MA
WALWORTH COMPANY BOSTON MA
WEST END DEVELOPMENT BOSTON MA
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO BOSTON MA
WESTINGHOUSE TURBINE BOSTON MA
WOOLWORTH BLDG BOSTON MA
ACANDS, INC. BRAINTREE MA
BRAINTREE LIGHT CO BRAINTREE MA
FORE RIVER RAILROAD BRAINTREE MA
JOHN L. RAY OIL CO. BRAINTREE MA
NOYES INSULATION CO. BRAINTREE MA
ACANDS, INC. BRIGHTON MA
BOSTON EDISON CO. - MYSTIC STATION BRIGHTON MA
EDGAR STATION BRIGHTON MA
CARDINAL SPELLMAN HIGH SCHOOL BROCKTON MA
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL BROCKTON MA
BROOKLINE POLICE STATION BROOKLINE MA
BADGER CORP. CAMBRIDGE MA
CAMBRIDGE ELECTRIC LIGHT CO CAMBRIDGE MA
CHARLES P. BLOUIN, INC. CAMBRIDGE MA
ECKEL CORP. CAMBRIDGE MA
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO CAMBRIDGE MA
HARRIS REFRIGERATION CO. CAMBRIDGE MA
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE MA
HARVARD UNIVERSITY CAMBRIDGE MA
HINMAN CORPORATION CAMBRIDGE MA
JFK FEDERAL OFFICE BLDG. CAMBRIDGE MA
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY CAMBRIDGE MA
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. CAMBRIDGE MA
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CAMBRIDGE MA
NEW ENGLAND INSULATION CO. CAMBRIDGE MA
REFRACTORIES & BUILDING SPECIALTIES CAMBRIDGE MA
SHERINGTON INSTITUTE CAMBRIDGE MA
SUBURBAN ELECTRIC CO. CAMBRIDGE MA
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO CANTON MA
MAINE YANKEE FITTING STOCK CANTON MA
MONTVILLE POWER PLANT CANTON MA
NEW ENGLAND INSULATION CO. CANTON MA
PILGRIM POWER STATION CANTON MA
PIPING INSULATORS INC. CANTON MA
BOSTON EDISON - SOMERSET POWER STATION CAPE COD MA
AMERICAN SUGAR REFINERY CHARLESTOWN MA
BECHTEL CORPORATION CHARLESTOWN MA
BOSTON EDISON CO. - MYSTIC STATION CHARLESTOWN MA
BOSTON NAVAL SHIPYARD CHARLESTOWN MA
DOMINO SUGAR CORPORATION CHARLESTOWN MA
MYSTIC STATION - BOSTON EDISON COMPANY CHARLESTOWN MA
P. J. RILEY - BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL CO - B&M RR YDS CHARLESTOWN MA
B & M RAILROAD CHELSEA MA
CHELSEA NAVAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA MA
NEW ENGLAND INSULATION CO. CHELSEA MA
SAMUEL CABOT CORP CHELSEA MA
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS CORP. CHICOPEE MA
ACANDS, INC. DEDHAM MA
DEER ISLAND POWER PLANT & PUMPING STATION DEER ISLAND MA
DEERFIELD ACADEMY DEERFIELD MA
ARNOLD, HOFFMAN & CO., INC. DIGHTON MA
ACANDS, INC. DORCHESTER MA
BOSTON GAS CO. DORCHESTER MA
MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOSPITAL DORCHESTER MA
NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. DORCHESTER MA
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. DORCHESTER MA
BOSTON FUEL TRANSPORTATION INC EAST BOSTON MA
LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EAST BOSTON MA
SUFFOLK DOWNS EAST BOSTON MA
ZONOLITE – W.R. GRACE EASTHAMPTON MA
BOSTON EDISON COMPANY EVERETT MA
EXXON EVERETT MA
GENERAL ELECTRIC EVERETT MA
HUMBLE OIL REFINING CO EVERETT MA
KOPPERS CO., INC. EVERETT MA
KOPPERS COMPANY, INC. - TAR PRODUCTS DIVISION EVERETT MA
MONSANTO CHEMICAL CO. EVERETT MA
OTIS AIR FORCE BASE FALMOUTH MA
CUSHING DICKENSON REALTY CO. FITCHBURG MA
FITCHBURG GAS & ELECTRIC FITCHBURG MA
HEDSTROM UNION - POWER PLANT FITCHBURG MA
JENNISON CO. FITCHBURG MA
WEYERHAUSER CO. - THOMAS DI NAPOLI FITCHBURG MA
BETHANY CONVENT FRAMINGHAM MA
COMMONWEALTH OF MASS - CIVIL DEFENSE HDQTRS FRAMINGHAM MA
MASS. CORRECTIONAL INST. FOR WOMEN FRAMINGHAM MA
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FRAMINGHAM MA
WINCH PARK SCHOOL FRAMINGHAM MA
WORCESTER GAS LIGHT CO. FRAMINGHAM MA
ALGONQUIN GAS COMPANY FREETOWN MA
THOMPSON CHEMICAL COMPANY FREETOWN MA
WYMAN GORDON GRAFTON MA
C. G. SARGENTS SONS CORP. GRANITEVILLE MA
GROTON SCHOOL GROTON MA
HAMILTON-WENHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL HAMILTON MA
ROBERT GAIR CO. HAVERHILL MA
THOMPSON CHEMICAL HEBRONVILLE MA
BETHLEHEM STEEL SHIPYARD HINGHAM MA
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY HINGHAM MA
CITY OF HOLYOKE GAS & ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT HOLYOKE MA
H B LAWRENCE SCHOOL HOLYOKE MA
HOLYOKE GAS & ELEC DEPT HOLYOKE MA
HOLYOKE VALVE & HYDRANT CO. HOLYOKE MA
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH HOLYOKE MA
MONSANTO CHEMICAL INDAIN ORCHARD MA
MCMILLAN INDUSTRIAL CORP. IPSWICH MA
NATIONAL BANK OF IPSWICH IPSWICH MA
LAKEVILLE STATE HOSPITAL LAKEVILLE MA
A & P CORRUGATED BOX CORP. LAWRENCE MA
OSGOOD SCHOOL LAWRENCE MA
OXFORD PAPER COMPANY LAWRENCE MA
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN MA
A T & T CO. LITTLETON MA
J. E. CURRY CO., INC. LOWELL MA
LOWELL TECH INSTITUTE LOWELL MA
ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL LOWELL MA
CHAMPION LAMP WORKS LYNN MA
GENERAL ELECTRIC LYNN MA
ST. MARY'S PARISH LYNN MA
BERKSHIRE FROCKS INC MALDEN MA
JOHN W. HOFF CO. MALDEN MA
B & M SIDING MEDFORD MA
BURLINGTON MALL MEDFORD MA
WALTER J. BALLOU CO. MEDFORD MA
NANTUCKET POWER PLANT NANTUCKET MA
CONTINENTAL BAKING CO NATICK MA
WARD PROCESS INC NATICK MA
THERMODYNAMICS CORPORATION NEEDHAM MA
ARMSTRONG CORK COMPANY NEEDHAM HEIGHTS MA
N. E. INDUSTRIAL CENTER NEEDHAM HEIGHTS MA
COATERS INC. NEW BEDFORD MA
COMMONWEALTH ELECTRIC COMPANY NEW BEDFORD MA
NEW BEDFORD GAS & ELEC NEW BEDFORD MA
AQUINAS COLLEGE NEWTON MA
BURR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWTON MA
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC NORTH ADAMS MA
WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. NORTH ANDOVER MA
NORTH BILLERICA CORP NORTH BILLERICA MA
SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON MA
HILBARD HALL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS NORTHFIELD MA
A.C. LAWRENCE PEABODY MA
EASTMAN GELLATIN PEABODY MA
BERKSHIRE AIR CONDITIONING CORP PITTSFIELD MA
GENERAL ELECTRIC - RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PITTSFIELD MA
BOSTON EDISON CO. - PILGRIM STATION PLYMOUTH MA
PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWR STA PLYMOUTH MA
BETHLEHEM SHIPYARD QUINCY MA
BETHLEHEM STEEL CO - QUINCY YARDS QUINCY MA
FORE RIVER SHIPYARD QUINCY MA
GENERAL DYNAMICS - ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION QUINCY MA
NOGES INSULATION CO. QUINCY MA
PROCTER & GAMBLE QUINCY MA
RANDOLPH MANUFACTURING CO. RANDOLPH MA
TRANCOA CHEMICAL CORP. READING MA
YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC PLANT ROWE MA
NEW ENGLAND INSULATION CO. ROXBURY MA
NEW ENGLAND POWER CO SALEM MA
SALEM POWER SALEM MA
CANAL ELECTRIC CO. SANDWICH MA
NEGEA CANAL SANDWICH MA
NEGEA ELEC POWER PLT SANDWICH MA
NY NH H RR - NEGEA CANAL - CANAL PROJECT SANDWICH MA
STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORP. SANDWICH MA
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO. - CANAL ELEC PLT SANDWICH MA
TOWER IRON WORKS SEEKONK MA
HAROLD LADIG FIBERGLAS SHELDONVILLE MA
NEW ENGLAND POWER CO SOMERSET MA
B & M RAILROAD SOMERVILLE MA
HINMAN CORPORATION SOMERVILLE MA
METRO INSULATION CO. SOMERVILLE MA
SOMERVILLE HOSPITAL SOMERVILLE MA
SQUARES PACKING CO. SOMERVILLE MA
SWIFT & CO. SOMERVILLE MA
THERMAL INSULATION CORP. SOMERVILLE MA
ACTON PRODUCTS SOUTH ACTON MA
ACANDS, INC. SOUTH BOSTON MA
ARMSTRONG CORK COMPANY SOUTH BOSTON MA
BOSTON EDISON COMPANY SOUTH BOSTON MA
M D C POLICE STATION - COLUMBIA CIRCLE SOUTH BOSTON MA
REGIS COLLEGE SOUTH BOSTON MA
STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORP. SOUTH BOSTON MA
WHITE FUEL CO SOUTH BOSTON MA
ARMSTRONG PLANT SOUTH BRAINTREE MA
BOSTON EDISON CO. - EDGAR STATION SOUTH WEYMOUTH MA
AMERICAN OPTICAL CO SOUTHBRIDGE MA
MONSANTO CHEMICAL CO SPRINGFIELD MA
CELOTEX CORP. SUNBURY MA
CITY OF TAUNTON MUNICIPAL LIGHTING PLANT TAUNTON MA
NEWTON FOODS CO TAUNTON MA
TAUNTON MUNICIPAL LIGHTING PLANT TAUNTON MA
AMERICAN MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. WAKEFIELD MA
HARWOOD ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. WALPOLE MA
KENDALL CO WALPOLE MA
ATLAS INSULATION CO. WALTHAM MA
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY WALTHAM MA
METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL WALTHAM MA
POLAROID BUILDING WALTHAM MA
CONTINENTAL BAKING CO WATICK MA
NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSP WELLESLEY MA
NOYES INSULATION CONTR. WEST BRIDGEWATER MA
RIVER WORKS WEST LYNN MA
UTILITY SECTION RIVER WRKS WEST LYNN MA
INSULATION CONTRACTING WEST PEABODY MA
COLEMAN INDUSTRIAL INSULATION WEST ROXBURY MA
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY MA
AMHERST COLLEGE WEST SPRINGFIELD MA
JOHNSON ASBESTOS COMPANY WEST SPRINGFIELD MA
NEW ENGLAND POWER SERVICE COMPANY WESTBORO MA
LIQUID METALS INC. WESTFORD MA
ADVANCE COATING CO WESTMINSTER MA
SEMINARY FOR BELATED VOCATIONS WESTON MA
BOSTON EDISON COMPANY WEYMOUTH MA
NOYES INSULATION CO. WEYMOUTH MA
DOESKIN PRODUCTS, INC. WHEELWRIGHT MA
ATLANTIC GELATIN DIVISION WOBURN MA
KRAFT FOODS, INC. WOBURN MA
STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. WOBURN MA
CLARK UNIVERSITY WORCESTER MA
CROMPTON & KNOWLES WORCESTER MA
FAIRLAWN HOSPITAL WORCESTER MA
GREAT BROOK VALLEY HOUSING WORCESTER MA
NORTON COMPANY WORCESTER MA
RILEY STOKER CORP. WORCESTER MA
SAINT VINCENT`S HOSPITAL WORCESTER MA
STATE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE WORCESTER MA
WORCESTER COUNTY COURTHOUSE WORCESTER MA
WORCESTER ELECTRIC & LIGHT WORCESTER MA
WORCESTER MALL WORCESTER MA
WORCESTER STATE HOSPITAL WORCESTER MA
WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE WORCESTER MA
Mesothelioma & Asbestos Deaths in Massachusetts

According to a survey of asbestos-related deaths that were reported as such from 1979 t0 2000 there were 759 Massachusetts residents who succumbed to asbestosis during that period. The educated estimate of mesothelioma deaths for that period in the state is between 613 and 973. The range is due to the assumption that some deaths reported as lung cancer were probably lung cancer cases that were secondary to pleural mesothelioma.

In 1999 the federal government began tracking mesothelioma deaths with some accuracy. From 1999 through 2004 there were 483 deaths due to malignant mesothelioma. This diseas has a very long latency period; twenty years is not uncommon. For that reason, experts expect the incidence rate of mesothelioma cancer to increase slightly over the next few years, even though asbestos products have been off the market since the mid 1980s.
Cancer Treatment in Massachusetts

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Tel: (617) 632-2100
Toll Free: (877) 420-3951

David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room E17-110
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307
Tel: (617) 253-8511

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
1-877-726-5130 or
617-726-5130

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 632-3000

Find a Clinical Trial

This database offers a centralized listing of clinical trials available at:

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH),
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), and
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)

Each member institution of Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare is a major teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a member of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, a nationally designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.


Massachusetts Asbestos Areas