Philadelphia County contains 396 EPA-regulated facilities, 11 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 30 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $14.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 189.0k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Pennsylvania state average of 222 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Slag Pile Mdc | Philadelphia | Remedy selected |
| Metal Bank | Philadelphia | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advansix Inc | Philadelphia | 132.9k | Penalties |
| Philly Shipyard Inc / Phila | Philadelphia | 30.6k | Compliant |
| Ashland Chemical | Philadelphia | 9.1k | Penalties |
| Coating & Converting Technologies Corp | Philadelphia | 7.1k | Compliant |
| Purolite Llc An Ecolab Co | Philadelphia | 4.0k | Penalties |
| Tanner Inds Inc | Philadelphia | 1.6k | Compliant |
| Penn Fishing Tackle | Philadelphia | 1.4k | Compliant |
| Ardex Laboratories Inc | Philadelphia | 910 | Penalties |
| National Chemical Laboratories Inc | Philadelphia | 560 | Compliant |
| United Color Manufacturing Inc | Philadelphia | 358 | Compliant |
| Sun Chem Corp/Hunting Park Plt | Philadelphia | 256 | Sig. violation |
| Richards Apex Inc/Lube Mfg Plt | Philadelphia | 13 | Sig. violation |
| Sandmeyer Steel Co | Philadelphia | 7 | Compliant |
| Quaker City Chemicals | Philadelphia | 5 | Compliant |
| Silvi Concrete Of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 1 | Compliant |
| Senneca Holdings (Hmf Express) | Philadelphia | 1 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Univ Hosp | Philadelphia | $215.1k | 2023-03-08 |
| Philadelphia Southwest Potw | Philadelphia | $53.3k | 2025-11-12 |
| Frontida Biopharm, Inc | Philadelphia | $24.9k | 2025-01-14 |
| Aker Phila Shipyard | Philadelphia | $12.0k | 2025-03-20 |
| Sun Chem Corp/Hunting Park Plt | Philadelphia | $2.5k | 2025-05-16 |
| Big Head Auto Salvage | Philadelphia | $0 | 2025-12-18 |
| Exelon Corp Schuylkill Generating Station | Philadelphia | $0 | 2025-11-12 |
| Pepsi Cola Bottling Roosevelt Blvd Plt | Philadelphia | $0 | 2019-07-22 |
| Wills Eye Hospital | Philadelphia | $0 | 2023-03-08 |
| Richards Apex Inc/Lube Mfg Plt | Philadelphia | $0 | 2022-04-25 |
| B & L Auto Parts 61st Street Fac | Philadelphia | $0 | 2025-09-03 |