Oklahoma’s economy relies on industries such as oil and gas that are known for their asbestos use. The state is the fifth largest producer of oil and third in natural gas in the U.S. Sites recognized for asbestos contamination include the Hudson Refinery and the Oklahoma Refining Company.
1948 年至 1993 年间，臭名昭著的 WR Grace 矿向俄克拉荷马州的三个城市（俄克拉荷马城、杜克和绍萨德）运送石棉。 1999 年至 2013 年间，俄克拉荷马州有近 400 名居民死于间皮瘤和石棉肺。在此之前的死亡人数尚不清楚，因为政府直到 1999 年才开始追踪。
Oklahoma’s manufacturing industry is responsible for over 151,000 jobs; it is also responsible for exposing many workers to asbestos.
俄克拉荷马州的超级基金地点
A “Superfund site” is a contaminated area that exists “nationally due to hazardous waste being dumped, left out in the open, or otherwise improperly managed. These sites include manufacturing facilities, processing plants, landfills and mining sites.”
位于俄克拉荷马州库欣的哈德逊炼油厂是一座废弃的炼油厂，于 1922 年至 1982 年间一直活跃。哈德逊炼油厂因易碎石棉和其他危害而被列入 EPA 的超级基金名单。
俄克拉荷马州炼油公司因多种危害（包括石棉）而被列入超级基金名单。
已知的石棉暴露地点：
- 阿尔特斯空军基地
- 贝尔鲍尔发电厂
- 康菲石油公司
- 加里-威廉姆斯能源公司
- 哈德逊炼油厂
- 俄克拉荷马州炼油公司
- 俄克拉荷马州天然气和电力公司
- 辛克莱石油公司
- 太阳石油公司
- 奥特拉玛钻石
- 俄克拉荷马大学
- 廷克空军基地
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