Connecticut Industrial Asbestos Exposure Sites

Connecticut’s industrial base — anchored by defense manufacturing, shipbuilding, power generation, and heavy industry — created sustained occupational asbestos exposure for generations of workers. Asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, refractory materials, and friction products were standard at virtually every major Connecticut facility through the 1980s.

The state’s concentration of defense contractors, shipyards (Electric Boat in Groton), aerospace manufacturers (Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky), and utility power stations along the Connecticut River corridor placed workers in repeated contact with asbestos-containing products throughout their careers.

Key Connecticut Industrial Regions

  • Groton / New London corridor — Electric Boat shipyard (General Dynamics), U.S. Naval Submarine Base New London
  • Hartford area — Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine manufacturing, United Technologies facilities, Connecticut Light & Power generating stations
  • Bridgeport / New Haven corridor — General Electric manufacturing, Remington Arms, Olin Industries
  • Waterbury — copper and brass manufacturing, Century Brass, Anaconda American Brass

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