Baltimore city, MD
The federal environmental record for Baltimore city (population 565,239): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
7
Superfund NPL sites
11
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
21
TRI facilities
17
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68th Street Dump | Baltimore | proposed | - |
| Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood Area) | Edgewood | on the NPL | 02/21/1990 |
| Aberdeen Proving Ground (Michaelsville Landfill) | Aberdeen | on the NPL | 10/04/1989 |
| Bear Creek Sediments | Sparrows Point | on the NPL | 03/16/2022 |
| Chemical Metals Industries, Inc. | Baltimore | deleted | - |
| Kane & Lombard Street Drums | Baltimore | on the NPL | 06/10/1986 |
| Sauer Dump | Dundalk | on the NPL | 03/15/2012 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Baltimore 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF BALTIMORE MD0300002 | PFPeA: 3 ng/L | detected |
| MANOR SHOPPING CENTER MD1030054 | PFPeA: 3.4 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
21 facilities in Baltimore filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 12k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN YEAST CORP | BALTIMORE | Ammonia | 4k lb |
| AIRGAS USA LLC | DUNDALK | Propylene | 3k lb |
| TILLEY DISTRIBUTION | MIDDLE RIVER | Ethylene glycol, Styrene | 2k lb |
| TEXTRON SYSTEMS | COCKEYSVILLE | Lead compounds, Polychlorinated biphenyls | 1k lb |
| DAP GLOBAL INC | SPARROWS POINT | Ammonia, Ethylene glycol | 1k lb |
| NOXELL CORP | HUNT VALLEY | Zinc compounds | 617 lb |
| INDEPENDENT CAN CO | ROSEDALE | Copper | 331 lb |
| SAFT AMERICA INC. | COCKEYSVILLE | N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 255 lb |
| MW COMPONENTS - BALTIMORE | ESSEX | Methanol | 97 lb |
| FLAVOR & FRAGRANCE SPECIALTIES | ESSEX | 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran | 28 lb |
| HOLCIM (US) - SPARROWS POINT | SPARROWS POINT | Lead compounds | 1 lb |
| MARYLAND PAVING ROSEDALE LLC | ROSEDALE | Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lb |
| POLYSEAL CORP | BALTIMORE | - | 0 lb |
| US LUBRICANTS BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE | - | 0 lb |
| BW PAPERSYSTEMS | COCKEYSVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| SCHUSTER CONCRETE READY MIX LLC-CRONDALL LN | OWINGS MILLS | Lead | 0 lb |
| MARYLAND PAVING INC | COCKEYSVILLE | Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lb |
| BEYNON SPORTS SURFACES | HUNT VALLEY | Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate | 0 lb |
| MARYLAND CHEMICAL CO INC | BALTIMORE | - | 0 lb |
| AMG RESOURCES CORP | BALTIMORE | - | 0 lb |
| OLDCASTLE APG MID-ATLANTIC WHITE MARSH MD | WHITE MARSH | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,433 tank facilities in Baltimore: 822 tanks in service and 4,669 closed. 1,222 fuel releases are on record, of which 17 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Baltimore 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 Baltimore, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- AMERICAN PLATINGBALTIMORE
- BALTIMORE LUMBER COMPANY BOZORTH JOBBALTIMORE
- BUGLE RENTALBALTIMORE
- CHEMICAL METALS INDUSTRIES, INC.BALTIMORE
- CROWSON AVENUE MERCURY SPILLBALTIMORE
- ISAAC COHEN & SONSBALTIMORE
- KANE & LOMBARD STREET DRUMSBALTIMORE
- LOWER HERRING RUN PARKBALTIMORE
- SIMPSON & DOELLER LABEL COMPANYBALTIMORE
- STANSBURY PARKBALTIMORE
- WOODBERRY SANITARY LANDFILLBALTIMORE