A partial list of the high risk industries for asbestos exposure includes oil, wood products, steel, chemical manufacturing, power generation and construction. These are industries where job sites routinely exposed workers to asbestos up through the mid 1980s. At that point asbestos products came under restrictive laws so that they were no longer used in the construction of new homes and businesses. However the asbestos that was used in construction up to that point remained a threat to the health of people around it.

Asbestos is composed of tiny fibers that are at the root of asbestos-related health problems. The fibers are long and slender; once they are inhaled or ingested they become imbedded in tissue within the body. The worst asbestos related disease, mesothelioma cancer, is caused by asbestos fibers that are in the membranes lining the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity. Asbestosis, another common affliction for those who had habitual exposure to asbestos, is reduction in lung capacity due to scarring of the lungs.

An unusual feature of malignant mesothelioma is that it can take up to twenty years or more after hazardous asbestos exposure to exhibit symptoms. A person who worked around asbestos industrial products may be diagnosed with mesothelioma after leaving the job and living a healthy life for years. For that reason mesothelioma remains a threat.

If you or a relative has ever worked at one of the Illinois job sites listed below, you may have been exposed to high levels of asbestos. If you ever were employed at one of these sites you should discuss the implications of asbestos exposure with your doctor and schedule regular checkups. If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos related disease, call my firm to make sure you receive the compensation owed to you by the asbestos industry. The Law Firm of Rowe & Associates (312-345-1357) offers a free consultation and review of your asbestos-related action.

Alton
•Alton Powerhouse
•Alton Boxboard
•Alton State Hospital
•Laclede Steel
•Owens-Illinois Glass

Athens
•Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Baldwin
•Baldwin Power Plant

Bartonville
•ED Edward Station

Blue Island
•Clark

Bourbonais
•Bourbonais Factory

Bradley
•Bradley Catholic School
•Bradley High School

Byron
•Byron Nuclear Plant

Canton
•Illinois Light & Power

Champaign
•Chanute Air Force Base

Chicago
•Allied Metal Company
•Chicago Chemical Plant
•Chicago Nuclear Powerhouse

Clinton
•Nuclear Power Station
•Clinton Power Plant

Collins
•Collins Powerhouse

Cordova
•Quad Cities

Dana
•Elk Crane Village

Danville
•Danville Industries

Decatur
•Hertz Car Rental

East Alton
•Winchester-Western Corp.

East Chicago
•Coke Plant

East St. Louis
•American Zinc
•Dow Chemical
•American Cyanimid
•Pfizer Chemical
•Obernestor Glass

Edwardsville, IL
•Nikkin Flux Corp.
•Southern Illinois University

Elgin
•Elgin Powerhouse

Eureka
•Shell Oil

Granite City
•Granite City Steel

Great Lakes
•American Car Company
•American Steel
•Great Lakes Naval Base

Hartford
•Clark
•Sinclair Refinery

Ina
•Girls' Junior College

Joliet
•Amoco Chemical Co., Amoco Oil
•Amoco Chemical Co., Standard Oil
•Joliet Chemical Plant
•Mobil Oil

Kankakee
•A.D. Smith Plant
•Armour Lab
•Armstrong Cork & Tile
•Brookview Dairy Products
•General Foods Plant
•General Mills
•J.W. Mortell Corp.
•Kankakee Catholic School
•Kankakee Highway Dept. Garage
•Kankakee Hospital
•Kankakee Water & Distribution Plant
•Kankakee Water Mains
•Olivet Nazarene College
•Pepsi Cola
•Schnell's Dairy Products
•Simonize
•St. Mary's Hospital

Lawrenceville
•Texas Oil Co.

Lemont
•Citgo Petroleum

Lockport
•Lockport Refinery

Marseilles
•LaSalle

Meredosia
•Foster Wheeler

Morris
•Dresden Power Plant

Morrisville
•Morrisville Powerhouse

Morton Grove
•J.G. Braun Co.

Peoria
•Powerton Powerhouse

Robinson
•Marathon Oil Co.

Rockford
•Rockford Electric

Sauget
•Monsanto-Sauget

Watseka
•Watseka Courthouse

Wood River
•Equilon
•Shell Oil Refinery
•Standard Refinery
•Wood River Powerhouse

Zion
•Zion Plant

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James R. Rowe
The Law Firm of Rowe & Associates
100 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1010
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 345-1357
http://www.rowelegal.com
jamesrowe@rowelegal.com