Wayne County, MI

The federal environmental record for Wayne County (population 1,751,169): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

Superfund NPL sites

216

federal cleanup sites

PFAS-detecting water systems

115

TRI facilities

1,531

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

Site	City	Status	Listed
Carter Industrials, Inc.	Detroit	deleted	03/31/1989
DSC McLouth Steel Gibraltar Plant	Gibraltar	on the NPL	03/26/2015
Lower Ecorse Creek Dump	Wyandotte	deleted	05/31/1994
McLouth Steel Corp	Trenton	on the NPL	05/15/2019

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Wayne 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
ALLEN PARK MI0000130	6:2 FTS: 12 ng/L	detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

115 facilities in Wayne filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 26.9M lb released. The 25 largest by volume:

Facility	City	Top chemicals	Total released
WAYNE DISPOSAL INC	BELLEVILLE	Asbestos (friable), Lead compounds	15.4M lb
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP DEARBORN WORKS	DEARBORN	Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds	7.1M lb
US ECOLOGY MICHIGAN INC.	DETROIT	Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	788k lb
EES COKE BATTERY LLC	RIVER ROUGE	Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Benzene	616k lb
FORD MOTOR CO DEARBORN TRUCK PLANT	DEARBORN	Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol	416k lb
REPUBLIC INDUSTRIAL & ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC	ROMULUS	Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nitric acid	387k lb
EQ DETROIT INC	DETROIT	Zinc compounds, Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)	337k lb
FORD MOTOR CO MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY PLANT	WAYNE	Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone	248k lb
AJAX METAL PROCESSING INC	DETROIT	Zinc compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	242k lb
FCA US JEFFERSON NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT	DETROIT	Zinc compounds, Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP)	223k lb
FITZGERALD FINISHING LLC	DETROIT	Zinc compounds, Nitric acid	136k lb
MARATHON PETROLEUM CO LP - MICHIGAN REFINING DIV	DETROIT	Propylene, Ammonia	115k lb
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS ROMULUS (ROM)	ROMULUS	Ethylene glycol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds	106k lb
EFTEC N.A. LLC	TAYLOR	Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP), Mixture	98k lb
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA	ROMULUS	Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers	94k lb
FLAT ROCK METAL INC.	FLAT ROCK	Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	77k lb
GENERAL MOTORS GM VA FACTORY ZERO ASSEMBLY PLANT	DETROIT	Certain glycol ethers, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	76k lb
CADON PLATING CO.	WYANDOTTE	Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Certain glycol ethers	59k lb
WEBASTO ROOF SYSTEMS INC.	PLYMOUTH	Diisocyanates	53k lb
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS	ECORSE	Zinc compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	51k lb
ATLAS TUBE- PLYMOUTH PLANT	PLYMOUTH	Manganese	41k lb
BASF CORP	WYANDOTTE	Zinc compounds, Styrene	34k lb
DETROIT ASSEMBLY COMPLEX MACK	DETROIT	Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone	31k lb
BASF CORP	LIVONIA	Diisocyanates	30k lb
FLAT ROCK ASSEMBLY PLANT	FLAT ROCK	Xylene (mixed isomers), Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	29k lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 4,037 tank facilities in Wayne: 3,263 tanks in service and 11,354 closed. 4,503 fuel releases are on record, of which 1,531 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Wayne as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 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 Wayne, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

10053 W. FORT DRUM SITEDETROIT
23RD & POPLARDETROIT
3M MICHIGAN AVE DUMP SITECANTON
6400 MILLER STREET DRUMDETROIT
6929 LAFAYETTE LLCDETROIT
9125 W. JEFFERSON AVE. SITEDETROIT
A & M SITE (THADDEUS STREET)DETROIT
A-1 VILLAGE CLEANERSDETROIT
AABCO WASTE OILDETROIT
ABANDONED TRAILER WITH DRUMSBELLEVILLE
ABC DRUMDETROIT
ABC DRUM & BARREL - LANTZ STREETDETROIT
AEVITAS SPECIALTY SERVICES CORPDETROIT
ALTER ABANDONED DRUMDETROIT
ANACONDA INDUSTRIES BRASSDETROIT
AUTOMOTIVE FINISHES INC.DEARBORN
AVERY STREETDETROIT
AZZO SITEDETROIT
BASF CORP - WYANDOTTE FACILITYWYANDOTTE
BELANGER PARKRIVER ROUGE
BOSTWICK DRUMSDETROIT
BRYS DRIVE MERCURY SPILLGROSSE POINTE WOODS
BUCHANAN STREET WAREHOUSE FIREDETROIT
CAMPAU AVE DRUM SITEDETROIT
CAN FLOW INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATIONDETROIT
CARTER COLOR COAT, INC.DETROIT
CARTER INDUSTRIALS, INC.DETROIT
CENTRAL TRANSPORT DYE SPILL ERROMULUS
CHEM CENTRAL - DETROITROMULUS
CHEMCENTRAL FARR STREET PROPERTYDETROIT
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY FIREDETROIT
CHEMSERVEDETROIT
CHRYSAN INDUSTRIESDETROIT
CITY OF DETROITDETROIT
CIW ROMULUS SITEROMULUS
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP - DEARBORN WORKSDEARBORN
CLIFFORD LABDETROIT
COLLINS PARKDETROIT
COLLOIDAL PAINT PRODUCTSDETROIT
COMERICA PARK MERCURYDETROIT
COMMODITY METALS SITE - HAZMATHAMTRAMCK
COMMONWEALTHDETROIT
COOLEY STREET MERCURY RESPONSEDETROIT
CORKTOWN ABANDONED DRUMSDETROIT
COWEN ROAD LANDFILLNEWBURY
CROSLEY PLATINGDETROIT
CROWN GROUP FIREECORSE
CROWN PLATING INCDETROIT
DAELYTE YARDSDETROIT
DEARBORN DRY CLEANERS SITEDEARBORN
DEARBORN HGTS. ERDEARBORN HEIGHTS
DEARBORN REFINING CODEARBORN
DEQUINDRE ROAD MERCURY SPILLDETROIT
DETROIT DISTILLATE RELEASEDETROIT
DETROIT LEADDETROIT
DETROIT LEAD DEPOSITION SCREENING PROJECTDETROIT
DETROIT STEEL CO TRENTONTRENTON
DETROIT TUBULAR RIVETWYANDOTTE
DEXTER PCBDETROIT
DIAMOND CLEANERS SITEFLINT
DIVERSIFIED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIESDETROIT
DOUBLE EAGLE STEEL COATING COMPANYDEARBORN
DTE ENERGY SUBSTATION EXPLOSIONPLYMOUTH
DULHS ABANDON CHEM LABDETROIT
DUMFRIES SITEDETROIT
DURABLE COATINGSPLYMOUTH
DURAKO PAINTDETROIT
EASTERN MARKET - SOUTH PHASE OF PARCEL 4DETROIT
EDISON PONDBELLEVILLE
EDW LEVY SITETRENTON
EDWARDS OIL CODETROIT
ELLSWORTH MERCURY SITEDETROIT
ELMER JOHNSON PARKROMULUS
ELMHURST VI SITEDETROIT
EMCO CHEMICAL, INC.DETROIT
ENTERPRISE OILDETROIT
EQ RESOURCE RECOVERY FIREROMULUS
ERG FIRE SITEDETROIT
EUCLID STREET DETROIT WINDSHIELD SURVEYDETROIT
EVANS PRODUCTS DITCHPLYMOUTH
EXETER ST. DRUM SITEDETROIT
FARMINGTON ROAD MEDICAL CLINIC MERCURY SPILLLIVONIA
FEDERAL MARINE TERMRIVERVIEW
FEDERAL-MOGUL SITEDETROIT
FORD MOTOR COMPANY - FLAT ROCK ASSEMBLYFLAT ROCK
FORMER DIPCDETROIT
FORT STREET ERDETROIT
FRANK & POET DRAIN FISH KILLDETROIT
FRENCH ROAD ASBESTOSDETROIT
FWS-DETROIT RIVER INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE-GRASSY ISLANDWYANDOTTE
GARDEN CITY MERCURYGARDEN CITY
GATEWAY ADDITIVE COMPANYDETROIT
GENERAL DYE CASTINGDETROIT
GENERAL OIL-NORTHVILLENORTHVILLE
GHD OPERATING L L CDETROIT
GHD OPERATING L L CDETROIT
GOULBURN MERCURYDETROIT
GREAT LAKES FIELDRIVER ROUGE
GROUP EIGHT TECHNOLOGYWYANDOTTE
HAMPSHIRE MERCURY SPILLWESTLAND
HAMTRAMCK ASBESTOS RESPONSEHAMTRAMCK
HANCOCK STREET SITEDETROIT
HARPER WOODS METHANE RELEASEHARPER WOODS
HASTINGS STREET SITEDETROIT
HIGHLAND PARK HOSPITALHIGHLAND PARK
INDUSTRIAL STREET DRUM SITEDEARBORN
INKSTER DRUM SITEINKSKTER
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE VISITOR CENTERTRENTON
INTRASTATE DISTRIBUTORS ERDETROIT
JEFFERSON AVE. CAUSTIC SPILLRIVERVIEW
JOHN R STREET SITEHIGHLAND PARK
KENTUCKY STREET MERCURY SPILLDETROIT
KOPPERNICK ROAD SITECANTON
LABTECH INDUSTRIESDETROIT
LAMONT STREET SITEDETROIT
LENORE AVE MERCURY SITEDETROIT
LETTS DROP FORGEDETROIT
LIEBOLD STREETDETROIT
LIVERNOIS STREET ASBESTOSDETROIT
LOWER ECORSE CREEK DUMPWYANDOTTE
LYNDON STREET DRUMSDETROIT
M & M CASTINGDETROIT
MACK AVENUE DRUMSDETROIT
MARATHON PETROLEUM CO LPDETROIT
MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER - DETROITDETROIT
MARTIN STREET MED WASTEDETROIT
MARTIN STREET SITEDETROIT
MASTER METALS INCORPORATION #2DETROIT
MCI, INCORPORATIONDETROIT
MCLOUTH STEEL GIBRALTAR PLANTGIBRALTAR
MCLOUTH STEEL PRODUCTSTRENTON
MEDBURY NEIGHBORHOOD SITE - HAZMATDETROIT
MELVINDALE SCHOOL PARKMELVINDALE
MERCURY HOUSE-DEARBORNDEARBORN
METRO PLATING INCORPORATEDDETROIT
MICHCON MERCURY SPILL (LINCOLN PARK)LINCOLN PARK
MICHIGAN CHROME & CHEMICAL COMPANYDETROIT
MICHIGAN DISPOSAL CHLORINE RELEASEBELLEVILLE
MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESFLAT ROCK
MICHIGAN INDUSTRIAL FINISHESHAMTRAMCK
MONQUAQON CREEKRIVERVIEW
N-FORCERDEARBORN
NAGEL RESIDENCE SITELINCOLN PARK
OLD MACK AVE STAMPING PLANTDETROIT
PACKARD PLANT SITEDETROIT
PARK AVENUE $2.75 CLEANERSCANTON
PATTERSON CHEMICALSDETROIT
PEOPLES MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH MERCURY SPILLDETROIT
PETRO-CHEM PROCESSING GROUP OF NORTRU LLCDETROIT
PETROLEUM SPECIALTIES INCORPORATEDFLAT ROCK
PLEASANT STREETDETROIT
POOL TOWN FIRETAYLOR
PROVIDENCE BRASSDETROIT
PURITAN STREET ASBESTOSDETROIT
PUTNAM AVENUE MERCURYDETROIT
QQL SITEDETROIT
QUEEN STREET MERCURY SPILLDEARBORN
RECLAMATION OIL COMPANYDETROIT
REDFORD MERCURY SPILLREDFORD
REDFORD MI TANK EXPLOSION ERREDFORD
REILLY PLATINGMELVINDALE
REPUBLIC INDUSTRIAL AND ENERGY SOLUTIONSROMULUS
RIOPELLE SITEDETROIT
RIVER BEND SITEDETROIT
RIVER ROUGE FILL AREAMELVINDALE
RIVERSIDE ORGANICSDETROIT
RIVERVIEW TRENTON RAILROAD SITETRENTON
RJ MARSHALL-ROCKWOODROCKWOOD
ROMULUS I-275 TRUCK ROLLOVERROMULUS
SARAN INDUSTRIAL COATINGSDETROIT
SARAN PROTECTIVE COATINGSDETROIT
SCD CHEMICALDETROIT
SCHREIBER-CARAVAN DRUMSDETROIT
SOUTH GREEN AVENUEDETROIT
SOUTHWEST PROPERTIESDETROIT
ST. AUBIN ELEVATOR DRUMSDETROIT
ST. MARY'S ST ABANDONDED DRUMSDETROIT
STAHELIN MERCURYDETROIT
STANDARD PAINT CO.DETROIT
STERLING SERVICES, LTD. - MICHIGAN FACILITYHAMTRAMCK
STYLECRAFT SITEDETROIT
SUMPTER TWP LAB-PACKSUMPTER TWP
SUNOCO BUTANE PIPELINE SPILLDEARBORN HEIGHTS
SYBILL, INC.DETROIT
TAMINCO HIGHER AMINES INCRIVERVIEW
TAYLOR 6850 MONROE ROADTAYLOR
TAYLOR APARTMENT MERCURY SPILLTAYLOR
TAYLOR SPILLTAYLOR
THE NANKIN TOWNSHIP DUMPWESTLAND
TRAIN WRECK, HIGHLAND PARKHIGHLAND PARK
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA)ROMULUS
TRAVERSE & ERWINDETROIT
UNITED COMMUNITY HOSPITALDETROIT
UNIVERSAL LABORATORY SITEDETROIT
US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYHAMTRAMCK
US STEEL GREAT LAKES WORKS - ECORSE FACILITYECORSE
USCG DETROIT ATWATER PROPERTYDETROIT
USHER OIL COMPANY - RIVERFRONT TERMINALRIVER ROUGE
VAN BORN CONTAINERSROMULUS
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP DRUMSVAN BUREN TOWNSHIP
VAN DUSEN AIRPORT SERVICEROMULUS
WAYNE CHEMICAL PRODUCTSDETROIT
WEAR MASTERDETROIT
WEST GRAND BLVD ODORSDETROIT
WESTBROOK MERCURY SPILLDETROIT
WESTLAND MERCURY EMERGENCY RESPONSEWESTLAND
WESTLAND MI RESIDENTIAL MERCURYWESTLAND
WESTLAND MS4-WAYNEWESTLAND
WESTWOOD STREET MERCURY SPILLDETROIT
WHITTIER CLEANERSGROSSE POINTE PARK
WILKINS STREET ERDETROIT
WILLOW DRUMSBELLEVILLE
WORLD TRADE CENTERDETROIT
WORLDMED MERCURY SPILLDETROIT
WYANDOTTE HENRY FORD HOSPITALWYANDOTTE
ZUG ISLAND-NATIONAL STEEL, GREAT LAKERIVER ROUGE