Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in Albuquerque
~55
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (NM)
3 years
SOL from Diagnosis
Kirtland AFB, Sandia Labs, uranium mining, construction, railroad
Key Exposure Industries
Bernalillo County Second Judicial District
Primary Litigation Venue
Courts in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bernalillo County District Court — Second Judicial District
400 Lomas Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Albuquerque
UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center — Thoracic Oncology
1201 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Liability Considerations in Albuquerque
Albuquerque's Nuclear and Mining Asbestos Exposure History
Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque houses the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center and has been a primary nuclear weapons maintenance and testing facility since WWII. Workers who maintained equipment in facilities built before asbestos abatement protocols were standard were exposed to asbestos-containing building materials. Sandia National Laboratories — operated by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies for the Department of Energy — conducted nuclear weapons component testing in facilities extensively insulated with asbestos. Uranium mines in the Grants, New Mexico area (Ambrosia Lake, Jackpile-Paguate Mine) employed Native American and other workers who faced combined asbestos and radiation exposure risks, with documented elevated mesothelioma incidence.