Asbestos exposure at PPG Natrium plant, located along the Ohio River in Marshall County, West Virginia, was once considered a cornerstone of regional industry. But for many workers and their families, it’s remembered for something far more dangerous — asbestos exposure.
For decades, PPG used asbestos in a wide range of applications: pipe insulation, pumps, gaskets, boilers, and valves throughout the plant. Many workers were never told the full risks of breathing or handling asbestos dust, especially during maintenance, equipment teardown, or construction inside the facility.
What’s even more alarming is how that risk didn’t end at the gates. Mechanics, electricians, pipefitters, and chemical workers at PPG often brought asbestos fibers home on their clothing, boots, or lunch pails. This so-called “take-home exposure” has been linked to mesothelioma in spouses and even adult children decades later.
You didn’t need to work at the plant to be exposed.
If your family lived in the Moundsville, New Martinsville, or Natrium area and a loved one worked at the PPG site, you may have unknowingly been put at risk.
Even today, some former PPG workers and their families are only now being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer caused by asbestos. It’s a disease with a long latency period — sometimes 30 to 50 years between exposure and diagnosis. Any member of your family can suffer from PPG Natrium asbestos exposure.
If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. We have represented families across West Virginia who were exposed in exactly this way.
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