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Essex County, MA

The federal environmental record for Essex County (population 810,089): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

5

Superfund NPL sites

50

federal cleanup sites

20

PFAS-detecting water systems

43

TRI facilities

41

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

SiteCityStatusListed
Creese & Cook Tannery (Former)Danverson the NPL05/24/2013
Groveland WellsGrovelandon the NPL09/08/1983
Haverhill Municipal LandfillHaverhillon the NPL06/10/1986
Microfab, Inc. (Former)Amesburyon the NPL08/03/2017
Salem AcresSalemdeleted06/10/1986

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Essex 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
DANVERS WATER DEPT.

MA3071000

PFOS: 5.2 ng/L

above final limit
GROVELAND WATER DEPARTMENT

MA3116000

PFPeA: 7.3 ng/L

PFOA: 6.3 ng/L

PFHxA: 4.8 ng/L

above final limit
HAMILTON WATER DEPT

MA3119000

PFOS: 11.2 ng/L

PFOA: 11.1 ng/L

PFBS: 6.4 ng/L

above final limit
IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT

MA3144000

PFHxA: 20.6 ng/L

PFPeA: 19.5 ng/L

PFOA: 7.3 ng/L

above final limit
LYNN WATER AND SEWER COMM

MA3163000

PFBA: 5.4 ng/L

PFPeA: 5.2 ng/L

PFHxA: 4.9 ng/L

above final limit
LYNNFIELD CENTER WATER DISTRICT

MA3164000

PFOA: 6.1 ng/L

PFBA: 5.1 ng/L

PFHxA: 3.8 ng/L

above final limit
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW

MA3166000

PFOA: 12 ng/L

PFHxA: 5 ng/L

PFBS: 5 ng/L

above final limit
MERRIMAC WATER DEPARTMENT

MA3180000

PFOA: 6.9 ng/L

above final limit
MIDDLETON WATER DEPT.

MA3184000

PFPeA: 11.4 ng/L

PFHxA: 7.1 ng/L

PFHpA: 6 ng/L

above final limit
NEWBURYPORT WATER DEPARTMENT

MA3206000

PFOS: 4.6 ng/L

PFBS: 3.4 ng/L

above final limit
PEABODY WATER DEPT.

MA3229000

PFOA: 7 ng/L

PFBA: 6.4 ng/L

PFPeA: 4.9 ng/L

above final limit
ROWLEY WATER DEPARTMENT

MA3254000

PFPeA: 14.1 ng/L

PFHxA: 9.1 ng/L

PFOA: 7.7 ng/L

above final limit
SALISBURY WATER DEPARTMENT

MA3259000

PFBA: 8 ng/L

PFOA: 6 ng/L

PFPeA: 3 ng/L

above final limit
TOPSFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT

MA3298000

PFOA: 9 ng/L

PFOS: 5.4 ng/L

PFBS: 4 ng/L

above final limit
WENHAM WATER DEPT.

MA3320000

PFOA: 7.2 ng/L

PFPeA: 6.8 ng/L

PFHxA: 6.7 ng/L

above final limit
ANDOVER WATER DEPT

MA3009000

PFPeA: 4 ng/L

detected
BEVERLY WATER DEPT

MA3030000

PFPeA: 4.1 ng/L

PFHxA: 3.6 ng/L

detected
LAWRENCE WATER WORKS

MA3149000

PFHxA: 3.1 ng/L

PFPeA: 3 ng/L

detected
METHUEN WATER DEPT

MA3181000

PFPeA: 5 ng/L

PFHxA: 4 ng/L

PFOA: 4 ng/L

detected
SALEM WATER DEPARTMENT, MA

MA3258000

PFPeA: 4.2 ng/L

PFHxA: 3.7 ng/L

detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

43 facilities in Essex filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 60k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
BOSTIK MANUFACTURING PLANTMIDDLETONToluene, Cyclohexane9k lb
RAYTHEON COANDOVERN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Lead9k lb
STRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INCANDOVERn-Hexane8k lb
HERO COATINGS INC.NEWBURYPORTToluene8k lb
ITW/FOILMARK INCNEWBURYPORTToluene, Methanol7k lb
VICOR CORPANDOVERCopper And Copper Compounds6k lb
ICP CONSTRUCTIONANDOVEREthylene glycol, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)6k lb
ITW PERFORMANCE POLYMERSDANVERSMethyl methacrylate, Benzoyl peroxide2k lb
STREM CHEMICALS INC.NEWBURYPORTn-Hexane1k lb
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICALS INCWARD HILLEthylbenzene, Lead And Lead Compounds715 lb
CL HAUTHAWAY & SONS CORPLYNNCyclohexane, Toluene635 lb
ANDOVER HEALTHCARE INC.SALISBURYZinc compounds569 lb
SHAWSHEEN RUBBER CO INCANDOVERToluene491 lb
ROCHESTER ELECTRONICSNEWBURYPORTLead371 lb
UNION SPECIALTIES INCNEWBURYPORTTriethylamine, Certain glycol ethers150 lb
GE AEROSPACELYNNNickel, Chromium93 lb
VERANOVA L.P.NORTH ANDOVERMethyl isobutyl ketone, Dichloromethane91 lb
EDWARDS VACUUMHAVERHILLChromium, Nickel83 lb
TRANSENE CO INC.DANVERSHydrogen fluoride, Nitric acid20 lb
WINCHESTER INTERCONNECT RF CORPPEABODYCopper17 lb
TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORPPEABODYNickel compounds10 lb
CEDARS MEDITERRANEAN FOODSHAVERHILLPeracetic acid8 lb
BERKSHIRE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS INCNEWBURYPORTChromium, Nickel6 lb
HOLCIM - NER INC.SAUGUSPolycyclic aromatic compounds6 lb
CEDARS MEDITERRANEAN FOODS INCHAVERHILLPeracetic acid4 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 1,026 tank facilities in Essex: 852 tanks in service and 2,747 closed. 566 fuel releases are on record, of which 41 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Essex as Zone 1, the highest predicted indoor radon levels (over 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 - $39

All federal cleanup sites on file

The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Essex, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • 128 ELM STREET PROPERTYSALISBURY
  • ASH STREET TANNERY (FORMER)DANVERS
  • AT & T (FORMER)NORTH ANDOVER
  • AUTOMATIC CONNECTOR INCGEORGETOWN
  • AW CHESTERTONGROVELAND
  • BOSTON GAS SALEM LNGSALEM
  • BRANCH LANE MERCURY RELEASEBEVERLY
  • CASCO CHEMICALBEVERLY
  • CIRCLE FINISHINGNEWBURYPORT
  • CREESE & COOK CO. (FORMER) 2DANVERS
  • CREESE & COOK TANNERY (FORMER)DANVERS
  • DANVERSPORT EXPLOSIONDANVERS
  • DEWEY DAGGET LANDFILLSAUGUS
  • EASTMAN GELATINE CORP LIME DISP AREAPEABODY
  • FAFARD CONSTRUCTIONSALEM
  • FILTEK PROPERTYBEVERLY
  • GALLOWS HILLSALEM
  • GENCORPLAWRENCE
  • GLOBAL HAZMATTERS EMERGENCY RESPONSENORTH ANDOVER
  • GROVELAND STREET SOLVENTSHAVERHILL
  • GROVELAND WELLSGROVELAND
  • GTE SYLVANIA (FORMER)SALEM
  • HAMILTON LANDFILLHAMILTON
  • HAVERHILL MUNICIPAL LANDFILLHAVERHILL
  • HAVERHILL SALVAGEHAVERHILL
  • HILTON CHROMELAWRENCE
  • HOYT & WORTHEN TANNING CORPHAVERHILL
  • LAWRENCE GAS MFG PLT (FORMER)LAWRENCE
  • LT JOHN A. FERRA US ARMY RESERVE CENTERDANVERS
  • MAINE POST AND BEAMROWLEY
  • MANSELL FIELDSALEM
  • MICROFAB INCAMESBURY
  • MONNIER SITE/PYBURN PROPERTYPEABODY
  • NORTH AMERICAN PHILLIPS LIGHTING (FORMER)LYNN
  • NORTH ANDOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL RECREATION COMPLEX PHASE 1NORTH ANDOVER
  • NORTH ANDOVER RECYCLING FIRENORTH ANDOVER
  • OMEGA LABORATORIESROWLEY
  • PARKER RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE HQDSPLUM ISLAND
  • PCI SYNTHESIS INCNEWBURYPORT
  • PEABODY LANDFILLPEABODY
  • SALEM ACRESSALEM
  • SOUTHERN AVE/COMMERCIAL PROPERTYESSEX
  • SPACE AGE DRY CLEANERSAMESBURY
  • TOMBARELLO PROPERTY - PARCEL 2LAWRENCE
  • TRIMOUNT BITUMINOUS PRODUCTSGROVELAND
  • U S M MACHINERY DIVBEVERLY
  • US AIR FORCE PLANT 29/GENERAL ELECTRICLYNN
  • VARIANBEVERLY
  • VITALE FLYASH PITBEVERLY
  • WHYTE'S LAUNDRYLYNN