Thermal system insulation on steam pipes under Pier 1 released asbestos to sediment; EPA fined Navy for asbestos violations during demolition at Newport Naval Station

Population: Former shipyard workers and marine environment · 2005–2012

Limitation: Environmental remediation record; asbestos at trace levels (<1%) in most sediment samples, 2% in two samples under Pier 1

EPA fined Navy for conducting demolition involving asbestos at Newport Naval Station without proper notification

Population: Workers at demolition site · February 2009

Limitation: EPA enforcement action; no worker health outcome data

Limitation: Tier 3. The NPL site covers Naval Station Newport as a whole, not the former Derecktor Shipyard parcel specifically. Cannot attribute these OUs to the shipyard without reading the ESDs (not retrievable — EPA servers returned 502).

OSHA’s 1989 inspection identifies Robert E. Derecktor of Rhode Island at Coddington Cove and lists an “Other” citation under 29 CFR 1910.1001 K01.

Population: Robert E. Derecktor of Rhode Island establishment at Coddington Cove · 1989–1990 case record

Limitation: This federal inspection concerns the named Derecktor establishment at Coddington Cove. It must not be generalized to all Naval Station Newport property, all former shipyard operations, individual exposure, product source, medical causation, or liability.