County page
Union County
Union County currently shows 2 Superfund sites, 368 imported facility profiles, and 2,793,978 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Union County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 2,793,978 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Chemical Control
Chemical Control is in EPA's Superfund layer for Elizabeth, NJ. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Lcp Chemicals Inc
Lcp Chemicals Inc is in EPA's Superfund layer for Linden, NJ. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Safety-kleen Systems Inc - Linden
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $257,600 in recorded penalties.
Acupowder International Llc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $35,955 in recorded penalties.
Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery
Significant noncompliance across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $7,600 in recorded penalties.
Linden Generating Station
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,000 in recorded penalties.
Karnak
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $7,200 in recorded penalties.
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $200 in recorded penalties.
Navarros Bayway Scrap Metals
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $381,218 in recorded penalties.
Rock Avenue Transfer Station
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $194,683 in recorded penalties.
Cycle Chem., Inc.
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $38,775 in recorded penalties.
Linden City Slf
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $76,000 in recorded penalties.
Paramount Metal Finishing
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,600 in recorded penalties.
Lorco Petroleum (elizabeth, Nj)
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $40,614 in recorded penalties.
Berkeley Heights Wpcf
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $46,000 in recorded penalties.
Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $31,450 in recorded penalties.
Crossfield Products Corp
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $22,950 in recorded penalties.
Merck Sharp & Dohme - Kenilworth
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $14,000 in recorded penalties.
Wastewater Treatment Plant (tcpa Id No. 1903)
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $13,200 in recorded penalties.
Bayway Chemical Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $11,000 in recorded penalties.
Veolia North America Regeneration Services
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
All American Alloys & Recycling Inc
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $285,000 in recorded penalties.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 2,273,105 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 179,588 lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 103,996 lbs |
| Hydrogen cyanide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 50,100 lbs |
| Propylene | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 41,976 lbs |
| Ethylene | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 26,272 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 7 | 13,365 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 7 | 12,944 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 12,564 lbs |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 7,091 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 5,229 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 4 | 4,993 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 5 | 4,064 lbs |
| 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 6 | 3,981 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 3,272 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 2,998 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 2,655 lbs |
| Acetonitrile | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 2,606 lbs |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,358 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,225 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in New Jersey
New Jersey facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in New Jersey
New Jersey facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in New Jersey
New Jersey facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.