New Jersey Mesothelioma Information
The State of New Jersey is the fifth smallest in the US, but what it lacks in geographical size, the " Garden State" makes up for in industry. The most densely populated state in the union, New Jersey has a strong industrial tradition. A host of companies manufacture chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery, electronic equipment, printed materials, and processed foods. New Jersey has an extensive transportation system, and many products are moved through its network of roads, railways, airports, and seaports. With all of this industrial activity, however, there is often a price. New Jersey ranks sixth in asbestos-related deaths from asbestosisand mesothelioma.
According to federal government statistics, at least 2,775 New Jersey residents died from mesothelioma or asbestosis between 1979 and 2001. This figure does not include deaths from asbestos-related lung cancer, although it is estimated that thousands of people nationwide died from this disease. Furthermore, the number of mesothelioma deaths was likely much higher than reported, because mesothelioma is often misdiagnosed and wasn't federally tracked as a cause of death until 1999.
Dr. Michael Berry, a scientist working at the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, published a mesothelioma study in 1997. Dr. Berry's study examined the incidence of mesothelioma in residents who lived in near the largest asbestos manufacturing plant in North America. The plant in question was located in Manville, New Jersey, in Somerset County. Not counting plant employees, Berry discovered that residents of Manville were over ten times more likely to develop mesothelioma than New Jersey residents living outside of Somerset County. Residents of Somerset were about twice as likely to develop mesothelioma as other residents of New Jersey. Dr. Barry's research demonstrates that airborne asbestos increases mesothelioma rates in nearby communities.
Possible Asbestos Exposure Worksites in New Jersey
Some of the worksites in New Jersey that have been associated with asbestos exposure, and consequently mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer, are listed below:
Atlantic City
- AT&T/Bell
- Atlantic City Electric
- Atlantic City Power-Deep Water Plant
- New Jersey Bell Telephone
Bayonne
- Bayonne Shipyard
- National Lead Power Plant
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Exxon Bayonne Refinery
- International Nickel
- Military Ocean Terminal
- Naval Supply Depot
- US Army Transportation Corp
Berlin
- DuPont
- Owens Corning Fiberglas
Bound Brook
- American Cyanamid Chemical Plant
- Union Carbide
- Inter Chemical Corp.
- Kalco Chemical
Camden
- New York Naval Shipyard
- Industrial Liquid Chemical Company
- New Jersey Bell Telephone
Edison
- American Can
- Camp Kilmer
- Ford Motor
- J.M. Huber Co.
- Mead Container Plant
- Mobil Chemical
Elizabeth
- American Gas Furnace
- Cities Service Refinery
- Elizabeth Chemical
- Elizabethtown Gas
- Exxon Refinery
- General Chemical
- Inter Chemical Corp.
- Maersk Sealand Terminal
- Nabisco
- Naval Reserve Armory
- Sun Oil Company
Hackettstown
- M&M Candies
Harrison
- Crucible Steel
- General Motors
- IBM
- National Industrial Supply
- Nopco Chemical
- Occidental Petroleum
- Otis Elevator
- Owens Corning Fiberglas
Hoboken
- Bethlehem Steel Shipyard
- Eric Lackawanna Railroad
- Hoboken Shipyard
- Todd Shipyard
Jersey City
- American Can
- Central Jersey Railroad
- Continental Can
- Hercules
- Mallinckrodt Chemical
- Monsanto Chemical
Kearny
- BASF
- Congoleum Nairn
- Diamond Shamrock
- Drew Chemical
- DuPont
- Federal Shipyard
- Koppers Coke
- Monsanto Chemical
- Owens Corning Fiberglas
Linden
- Allied Chemical
- American Cyanamid
- Continental Copper & Steel
- Enjay Chemical
- Esso Oil
- Exxon Bayway Refinery
- General Motors
- Hatco Chemical
- Linden Chemical
- Linden Oil Fields
- Napco Chemical
- New Jersey Chemical Co.
- Standard Oil Company Refinery
- Tosco Refining
Mahwah
- Abex/American Brake Shoe
- Ford Motor
Millington
- Asbestos Corporation Limited
- National Gypsum
New Brunswick
- Air Products Building
- Oxford Chemical
- RSR Foods
Newark
- Anheuser Busch Brewery
- Ashland Chemical
- Benjamin Moore Paint
- Diamond Shamrock
- DuPont
- Essex Chemical
- Esso Refinery
- General Electric
- Hillside Metals
- IMC Chemical Group
- Inmount Chemical
- Inter Chemical Corp.
- Paragon Oil
- State Drywall
- Sun Oil Refinery
Perth Amboy
- American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO)
- Anaconda Copper
- Celotex Corp.
- Chesebrough-Ponds, Inc.
- Chevron Oil Refinery
- IMC Chemical Group
- New Jersey Shipbuilding
Rockaway
- Picatinny Arsenal
Trenton
- Blakely Dry Cleaning
- Duck Island Powerhouse
- General Electric
- General Motors
- Kaiser Chemical
- Union Camp Corp.
If you worked at one of these jobsites and have been diagnosed with lung cancer, please contact our New Jersey mesothelioma attorneys right away.
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