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Bristol County, MA

The federal environmental record for Bristol County (population 581,841): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

7

Superfund NPL sites

48

federal cleanup sites

12

PFAS-detecting water systems

51

TRI facilities

42

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

SiteCityStatusListed
Atlas Tack Corp.Fairhavenon the NPL02/21/1990
Hatheway and Patterson CompanyMansfielddeleted09/05/2002
New Bedford SiteNew Bedfordon the NPL09/08/1983
Re-Solve, Inc.Dartmouthon the NPL09/08/1983
Shpack LandfillAttleboro, Nortondeleted06/10/1986
Sullivan's LedgeNew Bedfordon the NPL09/21/1984
Walton & Lonsbury Inc.Attleboroon the NPL05/24/2013

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Bristol 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
ATTLEBORO WATER DEPT

MA4016000

PFOS: 12 ng/L

PFOA: 6.6 ng/L

PFPeA: 4.4 ng/L

above final limit
DARTMOUTH WATER DIVISION

MA4072000

PFOS: 50.6 ng/L

PFBS: 20.7 ng/L

PFPeA: 11.8 ng/L

above final limit
DIGHTON WATER DISTRICT

MA4076000

PFOA: 5.5 ng/L

PFOS: 4.1 ng/L

PFHxA: 3.5 ng/L

above final limit
EASTON WATER DIV

MA4088000

PFOS: 16.3 ng/L

PFOA: 9.9 ng/L

PFHxS: 7.9 ng/L

above final limit
MANSFIELD WATER DIVISION

MA4167000

PFOS: 6.2 ng/L

PFOA: 4.3 ng/L

PFBS: 3.8 ng/L

above final limit
NORTH ATTLEBORO WATER DEPT

MA4211000

PFPeA: 14 ng/L

PFHxA: 9 ng/L

PFOA: 9 ng/L

above final limit
NORTON WATER DEPARTMENT

MA4218000

PFOA: 8.8 ng/L

PFHxS: 6.4 ng/L

PFBS: 4.9 ng/L

above final limit
RAYNHAM CENTER WATER DISTRICT

MA4245000

PFOA: 92 ng/L

PFHxA: 58.8 ng/L

PFPeA: 36.3 ng/L

above final limit
SEEKONK WATER DISTRICT

MA4265000

PFOS: 5 ng/L

above final limit
SWANSEA WATER DISTRICT

MA4292000

PFBA: 10.9 ng/L

PFHxS: 7.7 ng/L

PFOA: 5.1 ng/L

above final limit
CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI

MA4201000

PFBA: 7 ng/L

detected
NORTH RAYNHAM WATER DISTRICT

MA4245002

PFPeA: 3.2 ng/L

detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

51 facilities in Bristol filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 432k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT IINORTH DARTMOUTHZinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers176k lb
ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT IIINEW BEDFORDZinc compounds, Methyl isobutyl ketone71k lb
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USAATTLEBORONitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol61k lb
NORKING CO INCATTLEBOROAmmonia32k lb
METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USA CORP REFINING DIVNORTH ATTLEBORONitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chlorine23k lb
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORPNORTONCyclohexane14k lb
AFC CABLE SYSTEMSNEW BEDFORDAntimony And Antimony Compounds, Copper13k lb
INTERPLEX ETCH LOGIC LLCATTLEBOROChromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chlorine10k lb
PRYSMIAN GROUP SPECIALTY CABLES LLCTAUNTONLead compounds, Antimony compounds10k lb
SWIMEX INC.FALL RIVERStyrene4k lb
GENERAL METAL FINISHING LLCATTLEBORONitric acid3k lb
CHECON LLCNORTH ATTLEBOROCopper, Cadmium compounds3k lb
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALSNORTONAcetonitrile, Toluene2k lb
AMETEK AEGISNEW BEDFORDNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid2k lb
WATERS TECHNOLOGY CORPTAUNTONToluene, Methanol2k lb
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INCASSONETVinyl acetate, Toluene2k lb
BORDEN & REMINGTON CORPFALL RIVERAmmonia2k lb
ENGINEERED MATERIALS SOLUTIONS LLCATTLEBOROCopper, Nickel1k lb
ROTHTEC ENGRAVING CORPNEW BEDFORDNickel And Nickel Compounds961 lb
V H BLACKINTON & CO INCATTLEBORO FALLSCopper515 lb
V&S TAUNTON GALVANIZING LLCTAUNTONZinc compounds, Lead455 lb
ZAPP PRECISION STRIP INC.DARTMOUTHChromium, Nickel358 lb
DEPUY SYNTHES A JOHNSON & JOHNSON CORAYNHAMCobalt, Chromium287 lb
FUTURE FOAM INCMANSFIELDToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)132 lb
PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT STERILIZATION INC (PCS)TAUNTONEthylene oxide102 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 933 tank facilities in Bristol: 762 tanks in service and 2,432 closed. 429 fuel releases are on record, of which 42 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Bristol 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 Bristol, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • 1894 FALL RIVER AVENUE PROPERTYSEEKONK
  • AEROVOX SITENEW BEDFORD
  • APCO MOSSBERG COMPANY, INC.ATTLEBORO
  • ATLAS TACK CORP.FAIRHAVEN
  • ATTLEBORO DYEING & FINISHING CSEEKONK
  • BLISS CORNER NEIGHBORHOODDARTMOUTH
  • BRITANNIA STREET SITETAUNTON
  • CABIN REALTY TRUSTTAUNTON
  • COMM ELECTRIC COMPANY CANNEW BEDFORD
  • COMPO INDUSTRIES INCMANSFIELD
  • COURTOIS SAND & GRAVELNORTH ATTLEBORO
  • CROOME BROTHERS SANITATION, INC.REHOBOTH
  • FALL RIVER LANDFILLFALL RIVER
  • FINBERG FIELDATTLEBORO
  • FREETOWN SCREW MANUFACTURINGFREETOWN
  • GEMLITE EMERGENCY RESPONSENEW BEDFORD
  • HAMLET STREET FALL RIVER MERCURY RELEASEFALL RIVER
  • HATHEWAY & PATTERSONMANSFIELD
  • HEALY SCHOOL (FORMER)FALL RIVER
  • HERCULES LANDFILLMANSFIELD
  • INDEPENDENT LAUNDRY (FORMER)FALL RIVER
  • J SYLVIA TRUCKINGREHOBOTH
  • LEACHGARNERATTLEBORO
  • LEDGE THEDARTMOUTH
  • LUBRX PRODUCTS INCNORTH ATTLEBORO
  • MANSFIELD TWN LANDFILLMANSFIELD
  • MID-CITY SCRAP LLCWESTPORT
  • MORSE PROPERTYSOUTH EASTON
  • NEW BEDFORDNEW BEDFORD
  • NIKE BATTERY MISSILE CONTROL AREA 19REHOBOTH
  • NORTH ATTLEBORO LANDFILLNORTH ATTLEBORO
  • NUBRITE CHEMICAL CO R-3TAUNTON
  • OAK STREETTAUNTON
  • OLD LANDFILLNORTON
  • RAILROAD DEPOTNEW BEDFORD
  • RE-SOLVE SITEDARTMOUTH
  • REED AND BARTONNORTON
  • REICHOLD (FORMER)MANSFIELD
  • ROUTE 44 DISPOSAL AREATAUNTON
  • SHPACK LANDFILLATTLEBORO (&NORTON )
  • SLADE LAUNDRY INCFALL RIVER
  • STAR PLATINGNEW BEDFORD
  • SULLIVAN'S LEDGENEW BEDFORD
  • SWEET MANUFACTURING CO.MANSFIELD
  • TAUNTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSTAUNTON
  • WALTON AND LONSBURY SITEATTLEBORO
  • WEBSTER MILLNORTH ATTLEBOROUGH
  • ZEGEN INCATTLEBORO