Iowa Exposure Sites
Many of our clients are unsure of how they could have been exposed to asbestos. We have hired some of the best investigators in the business. Our investigators will track down who was responsible to help ensure that they can be held accountable.
Below is a partial list of buildings and job sites where asbestos exposure may have occurred in Iowa. If you or a loved one have mesothelioma, or other asbestos-related injury, and wish to consult an Iowa mesothelioma attorney about your legal rights to compensation, CLICK HERE for a free consultation or call us at 866-373-5000.
| Adair Highway Surfacing Corporation Algona Hormel Plant Weidenhaf Corporation Amana Amana Refrigeration Ames Ames Municipal Electric System Ames Municipal Utilities Ames-Farmer Canning Company Animal Diseases Laboratory Department of Me General Services Administration - Animal Disease Lab Iowa State University, various buildings Mcfarland Clinic Municipal Electric Utility - Power Plant #2 Anamosa Anamosa Elementary School Ankeny John Deere Des Moines John Deere Works Apelle Patrick Hardware Atlantic Atlantic Municipal Utilities City Of Atlantic - Electric Generating Station Municipal Light & Water Plant Municipal Power Plant Belle Plaine Town of Belle Plaine - Waste Water Treatment Plant Belle Vue Midwestern Pipe Contractors Belmond General Mills Iowa Valley Sugar Company, Inc. Bennett Bennett High School Bettendorf Alcoa Allied Construction Service Bettendorf Community School Bettendorf High School Donohoo Steel Treating Company Grandwood School Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co. - Riverside Station J.I. Case Company J.W. Davis Company Riverside Generating Plant S W Manufacturing Co. Sivyer Steel Casting Co. Bonaparte Meeks Brothers Boone AT & T Co. Hawkeye Laundry Co. Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. - Boone Power Station Northwestern Construction Company Quinn Wire & Iron Co. Buffalo Hooker Chemical Corporation Burlington Burlington Generation Station Burlington High School Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Ordnance Works Consolidated Packing Des Moines Company Drainage IES Utilities Interstate Power & Light Company Iowa Ordnance Plant Iowa Southern Power Station Iowa Southern Utilities Co. Leopold Desk Company Murray Iron Works Paul Hoshek Peoples Gas and Electric Company Silas Mason Co. - Iowa Ordinance Plant Carrol Carrol Rendering Carter Lake Paxton & Vierling Steel Cedar Falls Cedar Falls Municipal Utilities - Streeter Plant Cedar Falls Paper Manufacturing Company Cedar Falls Utilities John Neff Cedar Falls Paper Company Municipal Electric Utilities Municipal Light & Power Co. O'Mac c/o Woolco Store University Of Northern Iowa - Powerhouse University Of Northern Iowa, various buildings Cedar Rapids American Cereal Company Cargill, Inc. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway & Light Co. Cedar Rapids Electric Light & Power Company Cedar Rapids Galvanizing Cedar Rapids Meats Cedar Rapids Nuclear Powerhouse Collins Radio Corn Starch & Syrup Douglas Company Downing Box Company Duane Arnold Nuclear Powerhouse Frank Zobac Construction Globe Machine & Supply Company I.E.S. Iowa Electric Light & Power Company Iowa Manufacturing Company Iowa Steel & Iron Works Johnson Gas Appliance Company Kings Concrete Company Longview Fibre Company Merchants National Bank Midland Industries Inc. P. M. Lattner Manufacturing Company Penick & Ford, Ltd. Peter Pan Bakers Inc. Putnam Asbestos Company Quaker Oats Company Rockwell Collins Square D St. Luke's Methodist Hospital Star Galvanizing Co. T.M. Sinclair and Company Taylor Insulation Co. Wayne Manufacturing Co. Wilson and Company, Inc. Wilson Meat Packing Wilsons Foods YMCA Centerville Allerton Gas Co. Centerville Light and Traction Company Iowa Southern Utilities Company Chariton Johnson Machine Works, Inc. Johnston Tombigbee Furniture Manufacturing Charles City Dr. Salsbury's Laboratory Iowa Public Service Company Oliver Corporation Oliver Farm Equipment Company Salsburys Laboratory Cherokee Cherokee State Hospital Mental Health Institute Wilson Packing Clarinda Clarinda State Hospital Iowa State Hospital Clinton American Wire Cloth Manufacturing Company Archer Daniels Midland Company Beaver Channel Powerhouse Board of Education Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Burpee Seed Company Central Steel Tube Company Champion International Chemical Plant Chemplex Construction Company Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Clinton Company Clinton Corn Processing Company Clinton Corn Syrup Refining Company Clinton General Hospital Clinton Industries, Inc. Clinton Products Company Clinton Steam Laundry Company Clinton Sugar Refining Company Curtis Brothers and Company Dupont Plant E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company Fluor Corporation Ltd Hawkeye Chemical Company Interstate Power & Light Company Interstate Powerhouse Iowa and Illinois Railway Company M.L. Kapp Station National by Products Inc. Oakes Thomas Co. Schick General Hospital Swift & Company Union Pacific Railroad Coggon Municipal Light Plant Columbus Junction Ruth Packing Company Coralville Iowa City Light and Power Company Corydon Machine Products Company Council Bluffs Council Bluffs Powerhouse Griffin Pipe Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. Iowa Power and Light Company Jennie Edmundson Hospital Midamerican Energy Company Midwest Power Omaha Standard Power Plant Standard Oil Company of Indiana Union Pacific Railroad Company Crandic Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. Iowa Power & Light Co. Creston Green Valley Chemical Company Hills-Mccanna J.F. Pritchard & Company Sowest Federated Power Danville Beck & Wagner Davenport Alcoa Company (formerly Reynolds Metals) Art Brown Motors Art Gallery & Museum Bixby, W.H. Inc. Blackhawk Foundry Board of Education Brammer Manufacturing Caterpillar Tractor Company Dadco Corp. Davenport Bank Building Davenport Central High School Davenport Community School Davenport Gas and Electric Company Davenport Glucose Manufacturing Company Davenport Iowa Wastewater Treatment Plant Davenport Water Company Davenport West High School Dewey Portland Cement Company Economy Roofing & Insulation Co. Fairmont Cemetery First Federal Savings & Loan Building First National Bank Building Frank Foundries Corporation Frank L. Smart Junior High School French Hecht, Inc. Galesburg Sr. High School Gate City Steel Glucose Sugar Refining Company Grandview Baptist Church Grant School Hooker Chemical Corp. - Phosphorus Division Iowa Illinois Thermal Insulation Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company Johnson School Jp Austin Associated Inc. Kahl Building Kohrs Cold Storage Company Linde Air Products Co. (Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.) Martin Marietta Cement Company Mccarthy Improvement Mcguiness C H & Co. Mckinley School Mercy Hospital Monsanto Nichols Wire & Aluminum Co. Northwest Bell Telephone Building Oscar Meyer Foods Company Peoples Light Company Putnam Building Red Jacket Manufacturing Company Salvation Army Smart Junior High School St. Ambrose College Sudlow Jr. High School Taylor School United Light and Railways Company Whitehead Machinery Company YMCA Denison Denison Hotel Des Moines A.P. Green Refractories Company Allied Construction Service American Republic Ins. Co. Building Archer Daniels Midland Company Armstrong Rubber Manufacturing Company Ballsford Station Bixby, W.H. Inc. Board of Control of State Institutions Board of Education Bridgestone Firestone C. Gilbert C.H. Mcguiness Company Cargill Soybean Plant Cargill, Inc. Central Asbestos & Supply Central Service Co. City Ice Company City Plumbing Supply Council Bluffs, Unit 3 Des Moines Brewing Company Des Moines City Railway Company Des Moines Edison Light Company Des Moines Electric Company Des Moines Power Station, #2 Drake University, Ingham Hall of Science Eagle Iron Works Edison Electric Light Company Executive Council of Iowa Farm Bureau Farmers Elevator Insurance Company Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Fust Herman H & Co. Gibson Homans Co. Globe Machinery & Supply Company Hansen Brothers Hawkeye Tire & Rubber Company Herman Fust Company Home Federal Savings & Loan Association International Distilling Company Iowa Air National Guard - Base Operations Office Iowa Asbestos Company Iowa Electric Light & Power Iowa Packing Company Iowa Portland Cement Company Iowa Power & Light Company Iowa Sheet Metal Construction Iowa State Board of Education Iowa State Capitol Jaeger Manufacturing Co. John Deere Company John Deere Des Moines L & L Insulation Company L.H. Kurtz Company Lake Shore Tire & Rubber Company Linde Air Products Co. (Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.) Lutheran Hospital Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co. Maytag Mc Guiness C H & Co. Mercy Hospital Meredith Printing, Inc. Meredith Publishing Plant Midamerican Energy Company National Starch Company National Travelers Life Insurance Building Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corporation Pitts Des Moines Steel Co. R. M. Daly & Co. R.R. Donnelly and Sons Company Register & Tribune Building Roosevelt High School Addition Sinclair Refining State of Iowa Capital Commission Storm Lake High School Swift & Company Swift Edible Oil Company Swift Independent Packing Titan Tire Corporation Titan Wheel International University Avenue Supply Veterans Administration Hospital Vylactos Laboratories Waldinger Corporation West Des Moines High School Yonker Building Dewitt Iowa Mutual Insurance Dubuque A.Y. Mcdonald Manufacturing Company Alliant Power Company Allied Chemical American Herbicide Plant Ay Mcdonald Manufacturing Company Berwanger Boiler Board Of Education Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company Caradco Corporation Carr Ryder & Adams Company Carr, Adams & Collier Company Central Catholic High School Corn Belt Packing Company Dubuque Steam Supply Company Dubuque Stone Products Farley and Loetscher Manufacturing Company Finley Hospital Fisher Artificial Ice and Cold Storage Company Interstate Pipe & Supply Co. Interstate Power Company J. Deere Tractor Jeld Wen Incorporated John Deere Company John Deere Dubuque Tractor John Deere Power Plant Jones As Terminal Sts Maizwood Products Company Mc Donald Manufacturing Co A Y Powerhouse Sinclair Refining Co. Sisters of St. Francis Sisters of St. Francis Of Dubuque Sisters of St. Francis Xavier Hospital Thermolyne Corporation Union Electric Company Virginia Carolina Chemical Co W.D. Deckert Company Washington Junior High School Xavier Hospital Eagle Grove A.G. Processing, Incorporated Eagle Grove Community Schools Iowa Public Service Company East Davenport Alcoa (formerly Reynolds Metals) Eddyville Cargill, Incorporated Eddyville Powerhouse Iowa Southern Utilities Company Eldora Iowa River Light and Power Company Emerson Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America Emery Mason City Clear Lake Railway Company Peoples Gas and Electric Company Emmetsburg Wigdahl Brothers Hardware Evansville Whirlpool Company Fairfield Fairfield Aluminum Casting Company Iowa Malleable Iron Company Rockwell Std Corporation Fayette Dorman Field House Forest City B. C. Bunn - Municipal Light Plant Municipal Light Plant Fort Dodge Apco Oil Corporation Bestwall Gypsum Company Celotex Corporation Certainteed Products Corporation Consumers Coop - Chemical Plant Consumers Cooperative Assoc. Co-Op Chemical Fort Dodge Division Ft. Dodge Gas & Electric Company Ft. Dodge Light & Power Company Georgia Pacific Corporation Great Western Cereal Company Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company Lehy Bridge & Tile M. W. Kellogg Co. National Gypsum NG Manufacturing Plant Powerhouse Topin Packing Co. United States Gypsum Co. |
Fort Madison Armour Dial, Inc. Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company Brown Paper Company C.F. Braun & Company California Chemical Company Cepex Midwest Plant Chevron Chemical Company Chevron Oil Company Climax Holybuenum Company Consolidated Packaging Corporation Crandon Paper Mills, Inc. Dial Corporation E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, Chemical First Miss Ft. Madison Chair Company Hinde and Dauch Paper Company Iowa Farming Tool Company Phillips Chemical Prairie Pipe Line Company Shaeffer W A Pen Co. Sinclair Petrochemicals I US Army Ardination Plant W.A. Sheaffer Pen Company Fraser Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad Co. Newton and Northwestern Railroad Glenwood Glenwood State Hospital School Glenwood State School Institute for Feeble Minded Children Roth Packing Co. Grundy Center Commonwealth Edison Company Guttenburg Original Enderes Co. Hamburg J.H. Hertsche Hampton Franklin County General Hospital Marshall Canning Company Harlan Armstrong Contracting & Supply Corporation Harper Gas Pipe Line Co. Of America Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America Hartley B. C. Bunn - Municipal Power Plant Municipal Power Plant Highland Park Des Moines Electric Company Humboldt Corn Belt Power Co-Operative Corn Belt Power Cooperative - Steam Plant Independence Board of Control of State Institutions Executive Council of Iowa Iowa State Hospital Mental Health Institute Indianapolis Nordyke and Marmon Company Indianola City Light Plant Iowa City Crandic Railroad Warehouse Iowa City Light and Power Company Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Company Medical Research Hospital Mercy Hospital Plumbers Supply Company Proctor & Gamble Co. United Light and Railway Company University Of Iowa, various buildings University Power Plant Veterans Administration Hospital Iowa Falls Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. - Iowa Falls Station Ralston Purina Company Iowana Riverside Power Station Jefferson Jefferson Electric Company Shriver Van Horn Company Tire Stud, Division of Studebaker Kalo Kalo Brick & Tile Co. Kemper Interstate Power & Light Company Iowa Southern Utilities Co. - Burlington Generating Station Keokuk Dryden/Sheller Globe General Mills, Incorporated Hubinger Company Huiskamp Brothers Company J.C. Hubinger Brothers Company Keokuk Railway and Power Company L.C. Harberger Midwest Carbide Corp. Mississippi River Power Company Rubber Industries, Division of Dryden Rubber Co. Sheller Manufacturing Co. La Porte City Iowa Canning Company Lansing Electric Powerhouse Lansing Power Plant - Interstate Power Co. Le Claire Le Claire Manufacturing Company Lehigh W. A. Klinger Co., Inc. Lemars Iowa Light Heat and Power Company Lemars Water and Light Company Westmar College Lewiston Potlatch Corp. Linwood Dewey Port Tl Cem Linwood Stone Products Company Marietta Cement Midwest Division Manly Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. Maquoketa Barnes Electric Light and Power Company Clinton Engines Corporation Maquoketa Light & Power Company New High School Marshalltown Brittain & Company Cooper Manufacturing Company Fisher Controls Company Fisher Governor Company Glick Supply Company Governor Road Plant Ies Utilities, Incorporated Iowa Electric Light & Power Company Iowa Soldiers Home Iowa Veterans Home Kiowa Corporation Lippert Bros. Marshall Canning Company Marshall Sugar Refining Company Marshalltown Trowel Co. Roberts and Oake, Inc. Southerland Station Swift Company Mason City Allied Mills, Incorporated American Crystal Sugar Company Armour & Company Brice Gas and Electric Company International Minerals & Chemical Corporation Interstate Power Company Jacob E. Decker & Sons Kramer Produce Lehigh Portland Cement Company Marshall Swift & Co. Mason City Brick & Tile Mason City Clear Lake Railway Company Mechanical Department Northern Natural Gas Co. Northern Sugar Corporation Northwestern States Portland Cement Company Paul J Krez Company Peoples Gas & Electric Co. Plumb Supply Co. Swift & Company Mercy Peoples Gas and Electric Company Missouri Valley Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Co. (United Light & Power) Montpelier Hooker Chemical Corporation Powerhouse Eastern Iowa Light& Power Co. Montrose Hennesy Brothers Company Mount Joy Caterpillar Tractor Co. Mount Pleasant Elementary School Building Mental Health Institute Muscatine American Herbicide Plant Grain Processing Corporation Grain Processing Plant Huttig Manufacturing Company Iowa Electric Company Midamerican Energy Company Monsanto Chemical Company Muscatine Lighting Company Muscatine Municipal Electric Plant Muscatine Power and Light Muscatine Power and Water Roach and Musser Company New London Town of New London Newton Maytag Company Winger North Hampton Highway Surfacing Corporation Oakdale Central Rubber & Supply Co. Oakdale Hospital State Sanitarium Oakville Louisa Des Moines Drainage District Oelwein Arnold Electric Power Station Company Chicago Great Western Railway Utilities Power and Light Company Osceola Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America Oskaloosa Des Moines Edison Light Company Iowa Manufacturing Company Oskaloosa Traction and Light Company Ottumwa Can-Tex Industries Cargill, Incorporated Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Iowa Power & Light J. Morrell & Co. Jas. Stewart and Company John Morrell & Company Ottumwa Box Car Loader Company Ottumwa Brick & Tile Co. Ottumwa Electric & Steam Company Ottumwa Electric Railway Ottumwa Railway and Light Company Ottumwa Traction and Light Company Sister of Humility US Naval Reserve Aviation Base Palo Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Pella Municipal Power Plant Perry Iowa Electric Light & Power Company Oscar Mayer & Co. (a/k/a Tyson Foods, Inc.) Osmundson Manufacturing Co. Perry Packing Company Van Camp Packing Company Wiese Corp. Port Dodge Consumers Coop - Chemical Plant Powerville Iowa Electric Light & Power Raceland South Coast Corp. Raceland Raymond Brown Lumber Company Red Oak National Carbon Company Red Oak Water Works Redfield Adel Clay Products Company Redfield Brick & Tile Riverdale Alcoa Aluminum Corporation of America Davenport Works Riverside Bettendorf Powerhouse Rockford Rockford Brick & Tile Co. Rockwell Armstrong High School Roland Marshall Canning Company Salix George Neal Station Iowa Public Service Co. Iron Public Service - Port Neal Station - Unit #2 Sergeant Bluff Ag Processing, Inc. Iowa Public Service Co - Port Neal Generating Station Iowa Public Service Co. Sage Facilities Terra Chemical Corporation Settendorf Tailor & Company Inc. Sheldon Land O Lakes Cooperative Sheldon Dehydrating Co. Shenandoah Eaton Corporation Shopton Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company Sibley Inc. Town of Sibley Sioux City A.M. Bennett Company A.Y. Mcdonald Building Armour and Company Cudahy Packing Company Darling International Fairmont Creamery Company Fairmont Foods Ft. Neil Army Base George Neal Power Station - Unit #1 Great Western Cereal Company International Milling Company Iowa Public Service Co. Iowa Public Service Gas and Electric Company Midamerican Energy Company Midland Packing Company Midwest Power Missouri River Plant Mystic Milling Company North American Manufacturing Co. Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Port Neal Power Plant Powerhouse R W Rice Sioux City Brick & Tile Co. Sioux City Engine Works Sioux City Gas & Electric Co. Sioux City Oat Meal Company Sioux City Service Company Sioux City Traction Company Sioux City Tractor Company Stockyards Service and Supply Company Swift & Company Swift Meat Packing Company Terra Chemical Incorporated Union Stock Yard Company W.J. Company Warehouse South Muscatine Iowa, Illinois Gas & Electric Company Spencer Corn Belt Power Co-Operative Municipal Power Plant Power Service Corporation Spencer Veneer Products Wabash Power Globe Machinery & Supply Company Sperry US Gypsum Co. W. S. Gypsum Company Spirit Lake Berkley & Company Iowa Electric Light & Power Company Storm Lake Hygrade Food Products Corporation Iowa Public Service Company Storm Lake High School Tama Packaging Corporation of America Terre Haute Visking Corporation Truro Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America Ventura Northern Natural Gas Vinton Vinton Municipal Utility Washington Cargill Company Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America Waterloo A. Y. Mcdonald Manufacturing Company Annis Supply Company Borden Chemical Division of Borden, Inc. Cedar Valley Railway Construction Company Chamberlain Manufacturing Company Cole Rendering Company Covenant Medical Center Craemer Produce Company Deere & Company Hawkeye Steel Products Iowa Public Service Co. - Maynard Station Iowa Public Service Co. - Waterloo Station Iowa Public Service Company J. A. Neymeyer Co. John Deere Tractor Kromer Produce Company Marquart Concrete Block Co. Oakley Ray Rath Packing Co. Sears, Roebuck & Company St. Francis Hospital Waterloo and Cedar Rapids Transit Company Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern Railway Company Waterloo Gas and Electric Company West Waterloo High School Waverly Carnation Company Crystal Heating & Plumbing Marshall Canning Company West Burlington Campbell Chain Company West Des Moines Penn Dixie Cement Corp. Penn Dixie Cement Plant Wilton Johns Manville Plant Woodland Woodland Coal Company Woodward State Colony for Epileptics Woodward State Hospital School Woodward State Mental Hospital |
Iowa Mesothelioma Attorneys
Our mesothelioma law firm is proud to represent mesothelioma victims and their families across the United States, including hardworking men and women in Iowa.
Asbestos exposure is the only known cause of mesothelioma cancer. Throughout the 20th century, tons of asbestos were mined in the United States and used in products across many industries, including Iowa power pants, schools, universities, mills and hospitals.
Major cities in Iowa where asbestos exposure is known to have occurred at jobsites include:
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Filing a Mesothelioma Claim in Iowa
Our Iowa mesothelioma attorneys are focused solely on mesothelioma, allowing us to navigate the unique legal aspects of mesothelioma cases and maximize each client's recovery while remaining sensitive to the concerns of our clients suffering.
It is important to know that every state has its own laws and if you wait too long, your claims may be barred.
Iowa Mesothelioma Treatment Centers
The following are cancer centers and physicians in Iowa that specialize in the treatment of mesothelioma cancer. If you would like to learn more, CLICK HERE to contact our client service team or call us at 866-373-5000.
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
John Pappajohn Pavilion
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
Iowa Mesothelioma Physicians
| Gerald H. Clamon, M.D. Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1002 (319) 353-8620 |
John M. Buatti, MD Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1002 (319) 353-8620 |
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| Kalpaj R. Parekh, MD Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1002 (319) 353-8620 |
Karl Thomas, M.D. Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1002 (319) 353-8620 |
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| Mark David Iannettoni, MD, MBA Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1002 (319) 353-8620 |
Michael M. Graham, M.D., Ph.D. Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1002 (319) 356-4302 |
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| Sudershan Bhatia, MD, MPH, PhD Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1002 (319) 353-8620 |
William R. Lynch, MS, MD Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1002 (319) 353-8620 |
Mesothelioma Resources
Mesothelioma is a rare and very serious form of cancer found in the lining surrounding the lungs, the stomach, or the heart. The only known cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos.
It often takes 10 to 60 years after exposure to asbestos before the symptoms of mesothelioma develop. This period of time is referred to as a latency period. Because of the latency period, the disease commonly affects men and women that are at least 50 years of age and that worked with asbestos between 10 and 60 years ago.
- What is Mesothelioma?
- Symptoms of Mesothelioma
- How is Mesothelioma Diagnosed?
- Mesothelioma Treatment Options
- Types of Mesothelioma
- What are my Legal Rights?
- Contact an Iowa Mesothelioma Lawyer
Iowa Mesothelioma Facts
Today, the use of asbestos and the handling of asbestos materials are regulated in the United States but its use is not banned. It is recognized as a hazardous material and is monitored by OSHA and the EPA but exposure risks still exist. The United States still consumes 30 million pounds of new asbestos per year. Additionally, many old homes, factories, schools, warehouses, and commercial buildings still contain old asbestos products.
The average incident rate of mesothelioma in the United States is 1 / 100,000 - the incidence rate for the state of Iowa falls below the National average.
There are a number of different jobs that caused a larger amount of exposure to asbestos on a more frequent basis. Below you will find today's employment numbers for several of these high risk jobs in Iowa:
| Occupation | 2008 Iowa Employment |
| Construction | 74,563 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 2,380 |
| Electricians | 7,450 |
| Teachers & Instructors | 6,190 |
| Mechanics & Technicians | 9,580 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters | 6,220 |
Source: Careerinfonet.org