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Industrial Evidence Stream · Abandoned Facilities
What did EPA document at the former Jones & Laughlin / Benson Mines site?
EPA reported friable asbestos-containing material in decaying bags in one building and friable ACM pipe insulation lying on floors of other buildings at the former mine site.
How to use this record. Read the documented evidence first, then open the evidence boundary for the limits of the specific source and period.
Documented evidence
- EPA inspected the former Jones & Laughlin Ore Company / Benson Mines site in 2014 after a New York State referral.
- EPA observed friable asbestos-containing material in decaying bags in one building.
- EPA also observed friable asbestos-containing pipe insulation lying on floors of other buildings at the site.
What we can investigate from here
If you or a family member worked here, details such as the approximate years, job, department, building or type of work may help us investigate the history further. You do not need to know the asbestos product or how the exposure occurred.
Primary source
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