Asbestos Disease in Sarnia Ontario: A case study into a Canadian blue-collar community living a preventable cancer tragedy

Sarnia-Lambton, the centre of Canada’s petrochemical industry, historically made extensive use of asbestos. Through participatory research methods and clinical diagnostic services, a wide range of asbestos-related diseases was uncovered among Sarnia-Lambton’s industrial working population. The area has the highest rates of pleural mesothelioma in the province of Ontario as well as elevated rates of respiratory diseases and cancers associated with exposure to asbestos. Self-reported health and ethnographic data were gathered using facilitated participatory body and hazard mapping.

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