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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

SiteCityStatusListed
68th Street DumpBaltimoreproposed-
Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood Area)Edgewoodon the NPL02/21/1990
Aberdeen Proving Ground (Michaelsville Landfill)Aberdeenon the NPL10/04/1989
Bear Creek SedimentsSparrows Pointon the NPL03/16/2022
Chemical Metals Industries, Inc.Baltimoredeleted-
Kane & Lombard Street DrumsBaltimoreon the NPL06/10/1986
Sauer DumpDundalkon the NPL03/15/2012

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.

SystemHighest resultsReading
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.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
AMERICAN YEAST CORPBALTIMOREAmmonia4k lb
AIRGAS USA LLCDUNDALKPropylene3k lb
TILLEY DISTRIBUTIONMIDDLE RIVEREthylene glycol, Styrene2k lb
TEXTRON SYSTEMSCOCKEYSVILLELead compounds, Polychlorinated biphenyls1k lb
DAP GLOBAL INCSPARROWS POINTAmmonia, Ethylene glycol1k lb
NOXELL CORPHUNT VALLEYZinc compounds617 lb
INDEPENDENT CAN COROSEDALECopper331 lb
SAFT AMERICA INC.COCKEYSVILLEN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone255 lb
MW COMPONENTS - BALTIMOREESSEXMethanol97 lb
FLAVOR & FRAGRANCE SPECIALTIESESSEX1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran28 lb
HOLCIM (US) - SPARROWS POINTSPARROWS POINTLead compounds1 lb
MARYLAND PAVING ROSEDALE LLCROSEDALEPolycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0 lb
POLYSEAL CORPBALTIMORE-0 lb
US LUBRICANTS BALTIMOREBALTIMORE-0 lb
BW PAPERSYSTEMSCOCKEYSVILLE-0 lb
SCHUSTER CONCRETE READY MIX LLC-CRONDALL LNOWINGS MILLSLead0 lb
MARYLAND PAVING INCCOCKEYSVILLEPolycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0 lb
BEYNON SPORTS SURFACESHUNT VALLEYToluene-2,6-diisocyanate0 lb
MARYLAND CHEMICAL CO INCBALTIMORE-0 lb
AMG RESOURCES CORPBALTIMORE-0 lb
OLDCASTLE APG MID-ATLANTIC WHITE MARSH MDWHITE MARSHLead And Lead Compounds0 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.

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All 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