Terminal Island, California

Terminal Island is an island located in Los Angeles County, California between Los Angeles Harbor and Long Beach Harbor. Originally a mudflat known to the Spanish as Isla Raza de Buena Gente, and later called Rattlesnake Island, it has officially been Terminal Island since 1918. The island has a land area of 4.46 square miles, and an estimated population of 1,400. The west half of the island is part of the San Pedro area of the city of Los Angeles, while the rest is part of the city of Long Beach. The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach are the major landowners on the island, who then lease much of their land for container terminals and bulk terminals. The island also hosts canneries, shipyards, Coast Guard facilities, and a Federal Correctional Institution.

In 1927, a civilian facility, Allen Field, was established on Terminal Island. The Naval Reserve established a training center at the field and later took complete control designated the field Naval Air Base San Pedro (also called "Reeves Field"). In 1941, the Long Beach Naval Station became located adjacent to the airfield. In 1942, the Naval Reserve Training Facility was transferred and a year later NAB San Pedro's status was downgraded to that of a Naval Air Station (NAS Terminal Island). Reeves Field as a Naval Air Station was disestablished in 1947, although the adjacent Long Beach Naval Station continued to utilize Reeves Field as an auxiliary airfield until the late 1990s.

Terminal Island, California has numerous jobsites known for their use of asbestos-containing products, making asbestos exposure an ongoing concern. Workers and others exposed to asbestos may be at risk for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer affecting the lungs. If you or a loved one were diagnosed with asbestos cancer on Terminal Island, you should also consider contacting an asbestos law firm.

Large Jobsites in Terminal Island where Asbestos Exposure Occurred

The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance has compiled information obtained from a number of sources to identify the following large job sites in Terminal Island where asbestos exposure was known to have occurred. These sites are listed below. Click on them to get more detailed information.

Other Jobsites in Terminal Island where Asbestos Exposure Occurred

These additional jobsites in Terminal Island, CA have been identified as harboring asbestos containing materials. These sites, at one point in their history, were known to have exposed a variety of tradesmen to asbestos. We will be documenting in more detail how asbestos exposure occurred at these sites in the future on this web site.