Pollution in Massachusetts

Massachusetts hosts 33 Superfund cleanup sites, 396 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 231 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $83.1M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 659.7k pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Ideal Tape Company in Lowell, reporting 103.0k lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites33NPL
TRI Facilities396active reporters
Significant Violators231current SNC
Total Penalties$83.1Mlifetime

Superfund sites in Massachusetts

SiteCityStatus
Atlas Tack CorpFairhavenReady for anticipated reuse
Baird McguireHolbrookReady for anticipated reuse
Bjat LlcFranklinListed on NPL
Blackburn Union PrivilegesWalpoleReady for anticipated reuse
Charles George Reclamation Trust LandfillTyngsboroughReady for anticipated reuse
Creese Cook Tannery FormerDanversCleanup underway
Fort DevensFort DevensCleanup underway
Ge Housatonic RiverPittsfieldSuperfund site
Groveland WellsGrovelandReady for anticipated reuse
Hanscom Field Hanscom Air Force BaseBedfordReady for anticipated reuse
Haverhill Municipal LandfillHaverhillListed on NPL
Hocomonco PondWestboroughReady for anticipated reuse
Industri PlexWoburnConstruction complete
Iron Horse ParkBillericaReady for anticipated reuse
Lower Neponset RiverBoston/MiltonSuperfund site
Microfab Inc FormerAmesburyListed on NPL
Natick Laboratory Army Research Development And Engineering CenterNatickReady for anticipated reuse
Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve PlantBedfordReady for anticipated reuse
New BedfordNew BedfordSuperfund site
Nuclear Metals IncConcordCleanup underway
Nyanza Chemical Waste DumpAshlandCleanup underway
Olin ChemicalWilmingtonListed on NPL
Otis Air National Guard Base Camp EdwardsFalmouthReady for anticipated reuse
Psc ResourcesPalmerReady for anticipated reuse
Re Solve IncDartmouthReady for anticipated reuse
Rose Disposal PitLanesboroReady for anticipated reuse
Silresim Chemical CorpLowellReady for anticipated reuse
South Weymouth Naval Air StationWeymouthCleanup underway
Sullivan S LedgeNew BedfordReady for anticipated reuse
Sutton Brook Disposal AreaTewksburyReady for anticipated reuse
W R Grace Co Inc Acton PlantActonReady for anticipated reuse
Walton Lonsbury IncAttleboroCleanup underway
Wells G HWoburnCleanup underway

Largest Massachusetts releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Ideal Tape CompanyLowell103.0k
Charter Next Generation - Turner FallsTurners Falls92.1k
Solutia Inc - Indian Orchard PlantSpringfield43.1k
Norking CompanyAttleboro32.2k
Onyx Specialty Papers Inc - Willow MillLee26.3k
Fore River Energy StationWeymouth21.0k
Hazen Paper CoHolyoke17.9k
Jain Americas - Nucedar MillsChicopee15.6k
Advance Coatings CompanyWestminster15.5k
Entegris IncBedford14.8k
Duncan Group TheEverett13.2k
Cps TechnologiesNorton12.7k
Acushnet Company Titleist Ball Plant IiNorth Dartmouth12.2k
Saint Gobain AbrasivesWorcester11.7k
Dampney Company IncEverett11.4k
Flexcon Company IncSpencer11.2k
Bostik Manufacturing PlantMiddleton8.3k
Straumann Usa LlcAndover8.3k
Hero CoatingsNewburyport8.3k
Raytheon Integrated Defense SystemsAndover8.3k
Medical Area Total Energy PlantBoston8.0k
U. S. Army Garrison Fort Devens RangesAyer8.0k
Trelleborg MonsonMonson7.5k
Holcim Solutions And Products Us LlcRockland6.9k
Lytron IncWoburn6.8k

By county

Middlesex County County14 SF · 76 TRI · 40 violatorsWorcester County County1 SF · 71 TRI · 41 violatorsBristol County County5 SF · 58 TRI · 24 violatorsHampden County County1 SF · 40 TRI · 13 violatorsEssex County County4 SF · 51 TRI · 25 violatorsNorfolk County County4 SF · 40 TRI · 14 violatorsPlymouth County County0 SF · 15 TRI · 15 violatorsSuffolk County County1 SF · 8 TRI · 20 violatorsBerkshire County County2 SF · 9 TRI · 5 violatorsHampshire County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 4 violatorsBarnstable County County1 SF · 6 TRI · 17 violatorsFranklin County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 8 violatorsDukes County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMetropolitan Boston County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNantucket County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsRockingham County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWindham County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWashington County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCumberland County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsHills County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCheshire County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsColumbia County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLamoille County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLancaster County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsPioneer Valley County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsProvidence County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSe Massachesetts County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsYork County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsAddison County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBennington County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBroome County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCarroll County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsChester County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsChittenden County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCortland County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDelaware County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsFulton County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLackawanna County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsLitchfield County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMaricopa County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMidland County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMoniteau County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsOrange County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsOtsego County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsOut-Of-State County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSagadahoc County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsStrafford County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsTolland County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWestchester County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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