Camden County, NJ
The federal environmental record for Camden County (population 527,196): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
11
Superfund NPL sites
62
federal cleanup sites
7
PFAS-detecting water systems
18
TRI facilities
234
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Road | Voorhees Township | deleted | 09/21/1984 |
| GEMS Landfill | Gloucester Township | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| King of Prussia | Winslow Township | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Lightman Drum Company | Winslow Township | on the NPL | 10/22/1999 |
| Martin Aaron, Inc. | Camden | on the NPL | 07/22/1999 |
| Puchack Well Field | Pennsauken Township | on the NPL | 03/06/1998 |
| Route 561 Dump | Gibbsboro | proposed | - |
| Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek | Gibbsboro | on the NPL | 03/19/2008 |
| Swope Oil & Chemical Co. | Pennsauken Township | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| United States Avenue Burn | Gibbsboro | on the NPL | 07/22/1999 |
| Welsbach & General Gas Mantle (Camden Radiation) | Camden, Gloucester City | on the NPL | 06/17/1996 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Camden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN NJ0327001 | PFPeA: 4.9 ng/L PFOS: 4.4 ng/L PFOA: 4.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| BERLIN WATER DEPARTMENT NJ0405001 | PFHxA: 6.1 ng/L PFPeA: 5.6 ng/L PFOA: 4.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| BROOKLAWN WATER DEPARTMENT NJ0407001 | PFNA: 15.3 ng/L PFOA: 5.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF CAMDEN NJ0408001 | PFOS: 12.9 ng/L PFOA: 10.6 ng/L PFBA: 7.9 ng/L | above final limit |
| AQUA NJ - BLACKWOOD NJ0415002 | PFOA: 4.8 ng/L PFPeA: 3.1 ng/L PFHxA: 3.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN NJ0424001 | PFOA: 12 ng/L PFPeA: 9 ng/L PFOS: 8.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| WINSLOW TWP DMU NJ0436007 | PFOS: 10.8 ng/L PFPeA: 10.6 ng/L PFOA: 10.4 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
18 facilities in Camden filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 93k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN RICHARDSON FOODS PENNSAUKEN LLC | PENNSAUKEN | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 44k lb |
| MYCONE DENTAL SUPPLY CO. INC. CHERRY HILL NJ | CHERRY HILL | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methyl methacrylate | 32k lb |
| JOHNS MANVILLE | BERLIN | Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Mercury compounds | 9k lb |
| STONCOR GROUP INC. CHERRY HILL | CHERRY HILL | Diisocyanates | 8k lb |
| STATE METAL INDUSTRIES INC | CAMDEN | Copper, Chlorine | 391 lb |
| INDCO INC | GLOUCESTER CITY | Sodium nitrite | 108 lb |
| VV9000 LLC | DELAIR | Lead | 27 lb |
| KRISHNA P.SINGH TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS | CAMDEN | Manganese, Chromium | 3 lb |
| ERGON ASPHALT PARTNERS LP - GLOUCESTER CITY | GLOUCESTER CITY | Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 3 lb |
| LEHIGH CEMENT CO. | CAMDEN | Lead compounds, Mercury compounds | 1 lb |
| QUIKRETE - PHILADELPHIA PLANT | BERLIN | Lead | 1 lb |
| SILVI CONCRETE OF BERLIN | BERLIN | Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 1 lb |
| AMERICAN FLUX & METAL LLC | HAMMONTON | - | 0 lb |
| IPAK INC. | MERCHANTVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONICS MATERIALS US INC. | PENNSAUKEN | - | 0 lb |
| FW WINTER INC & CO | CAMDEN | - | 0 lb |
| GEORGIA-PACIFIC GYPSUM LLC | CAMDEN | Lead compounds | 0 lb |
| L-3 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - EAST | CAMDEN | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,263 tank facilities in Camden: 713 tanks in service and 3,812 closed. 901 fuel releases are on record, of which 234 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Camden 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 Camden, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- AIR FILTER SERVICEAUDUBON
- ALUMINUM SHAPES LLCDELAIR
- ATCO KNITTING MILLSWATERFORD TWP
- BARRY BRONZE BEARING CO.CAMDEN
- BORDEN CHEMICALCAMDEN
- BUZBY SLFVOORHEES TWP
- CAMDEN MUNICIPAL WELLSCAMDEN/PENNSAUKEN TWP
- CEDARBROOK PLAZAWINSLOW TWP
- CERTAINTEED BERLIN PLANTWINSLOW TWP
- CITGO PETROLEUMCAMDEN
- COLONY CLEANERSAUDUBON
- CONCORD CHEMICAL COMPANYCAMDEN
- CONRAIL PAVONIA YARDCAMDEN
- COOPER ROADVOORHEES
- CUSTOM CLEANERS INC.AUDUBON
- CUSTOM CRAFT CLEANERSWATERFORD TWP
- CUTLER METAL PRODUCTS COCAMDEN
- CWS INDUSTRIES INCCAMDEN
- DEEZEE CHEMICAL INCCAMDEN
- EVERGREEN PRODUCTSCAMDEN
- FAZZIO LANDFILLBELLMAWR
- FLANAGANS AUTO & TRUCK SERVICEPENNSAUKEN
- FORMER EHRLICH-NEWMARK TRUCKING COMPANYPENNSAUKEN
- FORMER SNAPPY ONE HOUR CLEANERSHADDON HEIGHTS BOROUGH
- FRANCIS METAL FABRICATORS INCORPORATEDCAMDEN
- G & W NATURAL RESOURCESGLOUCESTER
- GAF CORPORATIONGLOUCESTER CITY
- GEMS LANDFILLGLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP
- GENERAL COLOR CORPORATIONCAMDEN
- GLOUCESTER GAS WORKSGLOUCESTER CITY
- GROW GROUP INC/DE VOE MARINE COATING CO.PENNSAUKEN
- H.B. WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GARDENCAMDEN
- HARRISON AVE LFCAMDEN
- HEGAMIN CLEANERSWINSLOW TOWNSHIP
- HILLIARDS CREEK SITEGIBBSBORO
- INDUSTRIAL LIQUID CHEMICAL COMPANY (ILC)CAMDEN
- KING OF PRUSSIAWINSLOW TOWNSHIP
- LANGSTON DIV-MOLINS MACHINE CO.CAMDEN
- LIGHTMAN DRUM COMPANYWINSLOW TOWNSHIP
- MAGNETIC METALS CORPORATIONCAMDEN
- MARTIN AARON, INC.CAMDEN
- MERCHANTVILLE PENNSAUKEN WELL #1PENNSAUKEN
- PARKSTONE CLEANERSPENNSAUKEN
- PENGUIN CLEANERSCOLLINGSWOOD
- PENNY PLATE INCBERLIN TOWNSHIP
- PONTE EQUITIES SITECAMDEN
- PUCHACK WELL FIELDPENNSAUKEN
- RF PRODUCTS INCCAMDEN
- ROUTE 561 DUMPGIBBSBORO
- SAR INDUSTRIAL FINISHING INC.WINSLOW TOWNSHIP
- SFC NELSON B. BRITTIN U.S. ARMY RESERVE CENTERCAMDEN
- SGL MODERN HARD CHROME SVCPENNSAUKEN
- SHERWIN-WILLIAMS/HILLIARDS CREEKGIBBSBORO
- SWOPE OIL & CHEMICAL CO.PENNSAUKEN
- UNITED STATES AVENUE BURNGIBBSBORO
- UNITED STEEL & WIRE CO., INC.PENNSAUKEN
- URBAN CASTING COBLACKWOOD
- US POSTAL SERVICEBELLMAWR
- VINELAND CONSTRUCTIONPENNSAUKEN
- WARD SAND AND MATERIALSPENNSAUKEN
- WELSBACH & GENERAL GAS MANTLE (CAMDEN RADIATION)CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER CITY
- WINSLOW BURN SITEHAMMONTON