Key Finding

Selikoff & Lilis (1991) included Long Beach Naval Shipyard in their multi-yard cohort study. EPA Superfund records document extensive asbestos contamination at the facility, which closed in 1997 after nearly a century of naval ship construction and repair.

Evidence Summary

Long Beach Naval Shipyard has 3 verified evidence records including peer-reviewed cohort data and EPA environmental assessments. The yard operated from 1943 to 1997.