Washington DC Asbestos Resources

Asbestos in Washington DC

Washington DC has never been an industrial power in the traditional sense; its major industry has always been government.  From 1799 through about 1814 there was a Navy shipyard on the Potomac; it was converted to a Navy ordnance production facility thereafter.  The production of munitions undoubtedly involved the use of asbestos as fire protection material during the last half of the nineteenth century until the facility was closed.  Office buildings have been on the site since 1961.

The real asbestos problems in the District stem from the number of older buildings still in use there, most of them with asbestos in the walls, on the roof or incorporated into other products such as cement, sheetrock and joint compound.  In 2007 ten pipefitters sued the Capitol Architect over the amount of asbestos exposure suffered by the workers who maintained the maze of water lines in tunnels beneath the Capitol Hill buildings.  They contended that asbestos insulation in many areas was crumbling and dangerous.  The suit was settled out of court in 2007.

Many current District residents worked at the great shipyards in the Hampton Roads – Norfolk area in past years, and undoubtedly were employed in some of the smokestack industries notorious for asbestos use that were to be found in southern Maryland.  People who have been exposed to asbestos working in industrial facilities or in older buildings, may have left those jobs and locations decades ago and are only now seeing the development of asbestos related diseases.  Asbestos-caused mesothelioma cancer has an average latency period of thirty years. 

Asbestos Deaths in Washington DC

The Federal Government only began tracking asbestos related diseases in 1999.  Prior to that, any record of a death caused by mesothelioma or asbestosis was based on death certificates.  Researchers are fairly sure that many deaths reported as caused by lung cancer may in fact have been the result of mesothelioma.  The Environmental Working Group conducted a national analysis of death certificates from 1979 to 2001 and found that the deaths of 14 District residents had been recorded as the result of mesothelioma; the records indicate that between 41 and 73 residents died of mesothelioma cancer during
that same period.

Below is a list of buildings and locations that have been identified as locations in the District area where hazardous asbestos exposure to asbestos occurred.  If you or a relative worked at one of these sites at any point over the last four decades you should talk to your doctor about potential symptoms for an asbestos related disease.  If you have been diagnosed with asbestosis or mesothelioma cancer, you may be eligible for compensation and should contact us at 1-800-490-6014.

AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER WASHINGTON
ALEXANDRIA POWERHOUSE WASHINGTON
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE WASHINGTON
ARCADE SUNSHINE WASHINGTON
ARCHIVES & FED TRADE BLDGS WASHINGTON
ARMY MAP SERVICE - RUTH BLDG. WASHINGTON
ASBESTOS COVERING & ROOFING CO. WASHINGTON
ATLANTIC PERLITE CO WASHINGTON
B & O LAMOND PRIVATE SIDING WASHINGTON
BANCROT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WASHINGTON
BELGIAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON
BENDER BUILDING WASHINGTON
BENNING ROAD POWER PLANT WASHINGTON
BILTON INSUL & SUPPLY INC WASHINGTON
BLAIR HOUSE WASHINGTON
BLUE PLAINS SEWAGE PLANT WASHINGTON
BOLLING AFB WASHINGTON
BRIGGS ICE CREAM COMPANY WASHINGTON
BRITISH EMBASSY WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF STANDARDS WASHINGTON
BUS MAINTENANCE SHOP WASHINGTON
BUZZARD POINT POWERHOUSE WASHINGTON
CAMP BARRETT WASHINGTON
CARROLLSBURG SQUARE WASHINGTON
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON
CENSUS BUREAU WASHINGTON
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON
CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE WASHINGTON
CRYSTAL CITY HI-RISE WASHINGTON
CRYSTAL CITY OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DEPARMENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON
DIAMOND ORDNANCE FUZE LABORATORIES WASHINGTON
DRILL HALL WASHINGTON
EAST COACH YARD WASHINGTON
EQUITABLE LIFE WASHINGTON
EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
F O B NR 9 WASHINGTON
FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE WASHINGTON
FEDERAL BUILDING 6 WASHINGTON
FEDERAL BUILDING WASHINGTON
FORT BELVOIR WASHINGTON
FORT MYERS - BARRACKS WASHINGTON
FRANK W. BALLOU HIGH SCHOOL WASHINGTON
G STREET METRO STATION WASHINGTON
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY - BOILER ROOM WASHINGTON
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY  POWERHOUSE WASHINGTON
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - DENTAL LAB WASHINGTON
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - HOSPITAL WASHINGTON
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON
HECHT STORES WASHINGTON
HESS OIL CO - OLD ESSO PLANT  WASHINGTON
HOWARD UNIVERSITY - AUDITORIUM AND FINE ARTS  WASHINGTON
HOWARD UNIVERSITY - BOILER ROOM WASHINGTON
HOWARD UNIVERSITY - HOSPITAL WASHINGTON
ICC LABOR BUILDING WASHINGTON
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE BLDG WASHINGTON
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
IRS BUILDING WASHINGTON
JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL WASHINGTON
KENILWORTH PRIV SIDING WASHINGTON
KENNEDY CENTER WASHINGTON
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON
M. M. CLARK COMPANY WASHINGTON
MACGRUDER OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
MAIN POST OFFICE WASHINGTON
MAYFLOWER HOTEL WASHINGTON
MCCLEAN GARDENS WASHINGTON
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY WASHINGTON
NASA - BLDG #12 WASHINGTON
NASA - GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER WASHINGTON
NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS -BLDG #52 WASHINGTON
NATIONAL CAPITOL HOUSING AUTHORITY - SIBLEY SITE WASHINGTON
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH WASHINGTON
NAVAL WEAPONS PLANT WASHINGTON
OCONNELL AIR CONDITIONING WASHINGTON
OFFICE BUILDINGS WASHINGTON
OLD SOLDIER HOME WASHINGTON
PENTAGON WASHINGTON
PEOPLE`S DRUG STORE WAREHOUSE WASHINGTON
PEPCO WASHINGTON
PEPCO WASHINGTON
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO WASHINGTON
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO. - BENNING PLANT WASHINGTON
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO. - BUZZARD POINT WASHINGTON
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO. - DENNINGS STATION WASHINGTON
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO. - FOOTE STADIUM WASHINGTON
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO. - NORTH EAST WASHINGTON
RAYBURN OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
RIGGS BANK WASHINGTON
SAINT ELIZABETH POWERHOUSE WASHINGTON
SAINT ELIZABETH`S HOSPITAL WASHINGTON
SEVEN CORNERS HI-RISE WASHINGTON
SEVEN CORNERS SHOPPING CENTER WASHINGTON
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST HOSPITAL WASHINGTON
SHOREHAM HOTEL WASHINGTON
SIBLEY HOSPITAL WASHINGTON
SMITHSONIAN - MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY WASHINGTON
SOLDIER`S HOME WASHINGTON
STANDARD ENGINEERING CO. - SHOP WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
STATLER HOTEL WASHINGTON
SUBURBAN HOSPITAL - FORT BELVOIR SCHOOL WASHINGTON
SUBURBAN HOSPITAL - OAKLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WASHINGTON
U. S. CAPITAL POWER PLANT WASHINGTON
U. S. NAVAL RESEARCH LAB. WASHINGTON
U. S. SOLDIERS HOME - GRANT BLDG. WASHINGTON
US CAPITOL WASHINGTON
USN RESEARCH LAB BLDG 33-C WASHINGTON
VAULT PLANT WASHINGTON
VETERAN`S AFFAIRS HOSPITAL WASHINGTON
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL WASHINGTON
WALTER REED ARMY HOSPITAL WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON HOTEL WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON METRO - SECT #B-3A WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON MISSIONARY COLLEGE WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON POST TIMES HERALD BLDG WASHINGTON
WATERGATE APARTMENT BUILDING WASHINGTON
WILLARD HOTEL WASHINGTON
WILLIAM H SINGLETON FABRICATION SHOP WASHINGTON
WILLOUGHBY APTS WASHINGTON
WOODWARD & LOTHROP WASHINGTON
WORLD BANK WASHINGTON

Asbestos Cancer Treatment in Washington DC

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Care
Georgetown University
3800 Reservoir Road NW
Washington DC 20057
(202) 444-4000

Washington Cancer Institute
Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving Street NW
Washington DC 20010
(202) 877-7000

Howard University Cancer Center
2041 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20060
(202) 806-7697