Pollution in Durham County, North Carolina

Durham County contains 687 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 13 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $11.2M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 49.9k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the North Carolina state average of 72 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities13reporters
EPA Facilities687regulated
Sig. Violators3current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Scm Metal Products, Inc.Research Triangle Park20.1kCompliant
Ips Corporation - Durham PlantDurham15.3kCompliant
Wolfspeed, Inc. - DurhamDurham7.3kCompliant
Jds UniphaseResearch Triangle Park3.4kSig. violation
Brenntag Mid-South Inc.Durham3.3kPenalties
Biogen RtpMorrisville265Compliant
Sunrock Industries Llc - Muirhead Distribution CenterDurham178Compliant
G E Aviation - Durham Engine FacilityDurham10Compliant
Aw North Carolina, Inc.Durham2Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Nuvotronics, Inc.Durham$02025-04-02
Jds UniphaseResearch Triangle Park$02024-07-31
Tempus Ai, Inc.Durham$02025-10-08