Exposure & Health Evidence Record(1 verified finding)
Shipbuilding contracts required use of asbestos-containing materials at Western Pipe & Steel; secondhand exposure caused peritoneal mesothelioma in worker's child
Population: Bystander/household exposure — mesothelioma in child of workers at Western Pipe & Steel Shipyard, South San Francisco · World War II
Limitation: Take-home/bystander exposure, not direct worker exposure. Yard location confirmed as South San Francisco per opinion. "Peritoneal" specificity and "shipbuilding contracts required asbestos" not confirmed in retrieved text.
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