Jackson County, IL
The federal environmental record for Jackson County (population 52,141): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
3
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
2
TRI facilities
43
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Jackson with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| MURPHYSBORO IL0770500 | 6:2 FTS: 6.3 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Jackson filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 52k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERTAPE POLYMER CORP | CARBONDALE | Toluene, n-Hexane | 52k lb |
| PENN ALUMINUM | MURPHYSBORO | Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 185 tank facilities in Jackson: 91 tanks in service and 439 closed. 140 fuel releases are on record, of which 43 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Jackson as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Jackson, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- BROWN SHOE FACTORYMURPHYSBORO
- GREENBURG SALVAGE YARDMURPHYSBORO
- GULF MOBILE AND OHIO RAILYARDMURPHYSBORO