Facility Overview
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is a naval shipyard located in Kittery, ME. Operated 1800–present. Peak employment: 25,000 workers (1941-1945). Tier 1 evidence.
Evidence Records (11)
PMID 6109897: Rinsky et al. 1981: leukaemia SMR 84 (95% CI 34–174) among radiation workers — null result; no excess leukaemia or any o | 3337077: 1988 Case-Control Study (American Journal of Epidemiology): Elevated odds ratios for asbestos exposure among lung cancer | 15913392: 2005 Follow-Up Study (Radiation Research): The positive association between lung cancer risk and ionizing radiation obse | EPA site ME7170022019 (PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD), listed 1994, deleted 2024. Navy press release: https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3712165/portsmouth-naval-shipyard-celebrates-epa-superfund-site-delisting/: EPA Superfund site 1994-2024; delisted February 2024 after 30 years of cleanup. 350+ buildings contained asbestos materi | 19378213: Retrospective asbestos exposure reconstruction for nested case-control study at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: cumulative as
Machine-Readable Provenance
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Documented Asbestos Products
Products identified at this facility: thermal insulation, asbestos cement, pipe covering, millboard, gaskets, seals, packing, block insulation.
Verified Products (3)
GE marine steam turbines with asbestos-containing gaskets and packing (General Electric Co.); Crane steam and hot water valves with ACM packing (Crane Co.); Warren pumps with ACM packing and gaskets (Warren Pumps, LLC).