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Essex County, NJ

The federal environmental record for Essex County (population 851,117): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

10

Superfund NPL sites

96

federal cleanup sites

15

PFAS-detecting water systems

21

TRI facilities

552

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

SiteCityStatusListed
Caldwell Trucking Co.Fairfieldon the NPL09/08/1983
Diamond Alkali Co.Newarkon the NPL09/21/1984
Glen Ridge Radium SiteGlen Ridgedeleted02/14/1985
Montclair/West Orange Radium SiteMontclair, West Orangedeleted02/14/1985
Orange Valley Regional Ground Water ContaminationWest Orange/Orangeon the NPL09/18/2012
Pierson's CreekNewarkon the NPL09/22/2014
Riverside Industrial ParkNewarkon the NPL05/24/2013
U.S. Radium Corp.Orangeon the NPL09/08/1983
Unimatic Manufacturing CorporationFairfieldon the NPL05/12/2014
White Chemical Corp.Newarkon the NPL09/25/1991

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
CALDWELL WATER DEPT

NJ0703001

PFOA: 15.4 ng/L

PFPeA: 5.5 ng/L

PFHxS: 4.8 ng/L

above final limit
CEDAR GROVE WATER DEPT

NJ0704001

PFOA: 7.4 ng/L

PFOS: 4 ng/L

PFPeA: 3 ng/L

above final limit
EAST ORANGE WATER COMMISSION

NJ0705001

PFOA: 13 ng/L

PFHxS: 3.2 ng/L

above final limit
FAIRFIELD WATER DEPT

NJ0707001

PFOA: 11.5 ng/L

PFPeA: 10.1 ng/L

PFHxA: 9.6 ng/L

above final limit
GLEN RIDGE WATER DEPT

NJ0708001

PFPeA: 8.2 ng/L

PFOA: 6.8 ng/L

PFHxA: 6.6 ng/L

above final limit
LIVINGSTON TWP DIV OF WATER

NJ0710001

PFOA: 44 ng/L

PFHxA: 7.8 ng/L

PFPeA: 7.7 ng/L

above final limit
NJ AMERICAN WATER - SHORT HILLS

NJ0712001

PFPeA: 27.5 ng/L

PFHxA: 11.2 ng/L

PFOA: 9.1 ng/L

above final limit
MONTCLAIR WATER BUREAU

NJ0713001

PFPeA: 13 ng/L

PFBA: 8.6 ng/L

PFOA: 6.8 ng/L

above final limit
NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT, NJ

NJ0714001

PFOA: 5.3 ng/L

above final limit
NORTH CALDWELL WATER DEP

NJ0715001

PFOA: 8.9 ng/L

PFPeA: 7.9 ng/L

PFHxA: 6.7 ng/L

above final limit
ORANGE WATER DEPT, NJ

NJ0717001

PFOA: 13 ng/L

PFBA: 6.4 ng/L

PFPeA: 4.1 ng/L

above final limit
SOUTH ORANGE WATER DEPARTMENT

NJ0719001

PFOA: 6.8 ng/L

PFPeA: 3.6 ng/L

PFHxA: 3.1 ng/L

above final limit
VERONA WATER DEPARTMENT

NJ0720001

PFOA: 44.5 ng/L

PFHxS: 13.3 ng/L

PFOS: 12.2 ng/L

above final limit
WEST CALDWELL WATER DEPARTMENT

NJ0721001

PFOA: 8.3 ng/L

PFPeA: 6.7 ng/L

PFHxA: 6.2 ng/L

above final limit
ROSELAND WATER DEPT

NJ0718001

PFBA: 7.9 ng/L

PFPeA: 6.7 ng/L

detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

21 facilities in Essex filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 406k lb released.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
CHEM FLUER/FIRMENICH INCNEWARKMethanol, Dicyclopentadiene177k lb
RICHARDS MANUFACTURING COIRVINGTONCopper, Toluene155k lb
HENRY COFAIRFIELDMethyl methacrylate41k lb
AMROD CORPNEWARKCopper9k lb
PROTECH POWDER COATINGS INCFAIRFIELDTriglycidyl isocyanurate, Zinc (fume or dust)8k lb
AAK USA INC PORT NEWARKNEWARKNickel And Nickel Compounds4k lb
SHELL OIL PRODUCTS US NEWARK TERMINALNEWARKXylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane3k lb
CONSTANT SERVICES INCFAIRFIELDMethyl isobutyl ketone3k lb
ALLIED AVIATION SERVICE CO OF NEW JERSEY INCELIZABETHToluene, Xylene (mixed isomers)2k lb
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-NEWARKNEWARKZinc compounds, 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate2k lb
CWC INDUSTRIES INCNEWARKToluene885 lb
DOREMUS TERMINAL LLCNEWARKMethyl acrylate, Methyl tert-butyl ether538 lb
TROY CHEMICAL CORPNEWARKMethanol328 lb
FEDERAL BRONZE CASTING INDUSTRY INCNEWARKCopper238 lb
LTS LOHMANN THERAPY SYSTEMS CORP.WEST CALDWELLToluene147 lb
NEW JERSEY GALVANIZING & TINNING WORKSNEWARKZinc (fume or dust), Zinc compounds43 lb
NEWARK FIRING RANGE NJ0016NEWARKLead38 lb
COUNTY CONCRETE CORP. - EAST ORANGE FACILITYEAST ORANGELead And Lead Compounds6 lb
SILVI CONCRETE OF NEWARKNEWARKAluminum oxide (fibrous forms)1 lb
ELAN CHEMICAL CO INCNEWARK-0 lb
SHAMROCK TECHNOLOGIES INCNEWARK-0 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 1,870 tank facilities in Essex: 917 tanks in service and 6,933 closed. 1,549 fuel releases are on record, of which 552 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Essex 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 - $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.

  • 1 HOUR MARTINIZING CLEANERSNEWARK
  • 212-214 NORTH LIVINGSTON AVENUELIVINGSTON
  • 35 MLK BLVDNEWARK
  • 521 SOUTH 17TH STREETNEWARK
  • AMPHENOL PRODUCTS, SEVERNA OPERATIONSROSELAND
  • ANDSON PLATING INCORPORATEDWEST ORANGE
  • ARDELL INDUSTRIES INCMAPLEWOOD
  • ARKANSAS COMPANYNEWARK
  • AVENUE P SITENEWARK
  • BARTH SMELTING CORP.NEWARK
  • BAYONNE DRUM & BARREL CONEWARK
  • BERLESS BEARINGLIVINGSTON
  • BOASSO NEWARK TERMINAL LLCNEWARK
  • BOYDEN AVENUE SITEMAPLEWOOD
  • BRADY IRON & METAL CONEWARK
  • BYRNE LABORATORIESNEWARK
  • CALDWELL CLEANERSCALDWELL
  • CALDWELL TRUCKING CO.FAIRFIELD
  • CANFIELD, M.C. SONS CO.NEWARK
  • CANRAD HANOVIA CHEMICAL PRODUCTS INCORPORATEDNEWARK
  • CAPRIO CLEANERSBLOOMFIELD
  • CELANESE CHEMICAL FORMER FACILITYNEWARK
  • CENTRAL STEEL DRUM CONEWARK
  • CLASSIC CLEANERSWEST CALDWELL
  • CROMPTON COLORS INCNUTLEY
  • DELUXE CORPORATION, INC.WEST CALDWELL
  • DIAMOND ALKALI CO.NEWARK
  • EAST ORANGE RADIUMEAST ORANGE
  • ELECTRONIC MFG COMAPLEWOOD
  • ENZO II ITALIAN TAILORCALDWELL
  • FAIRFIELD CLEANERSFAIRFIELD
  • FAIRFIELD TEXTILESFAIRFIELD
  • FAIRMOUNT CHEMICAL CO INCNEWARK
  • FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC COMPANYNEWARK
  • FORMER A CORNFELD & CO., INC.EAST ORANGE
  • FORMER US CLEANERS & DYERSCALDWELL
  • FORMER US CLEANERS & DYERSCALDWELL
  • GLEN RIDGE RADIUM SITEGLEN RIDGE
  • HUDSAR INCNEWARK
  • HYGRADE ELECTRO PLATING CONEWARK
  • IFI NEWARK, INC.NEWARK CITY
  • INTEDGE INDUSTRIES INC.ROSELAND
  • IRVINGTON SMELTING & REFININGIRVINGTON
  • J & S TOOLLIVINGSTON
  • JOBAR PACKAGING INC.NEWARK
  • KALTERS CLEANERSCALDWELL
  • L. SONNEBORNS SONS, INC.NUTLEY TWP
  • LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING VILLAGECALDWELL
  • LEAD CABLESWEST ORANGE
  • MAAS & WALDSTEIN CO FORMERNEWARK
  • MCCARTER HIGHWAY ABANDONED DRUMSNEWARK
  • METALS DISINTERGRATING, INC.VERONA
  • MICROTRONICS CORPORATIONWEST CALDWELL
  • MOLINE KRONBERG CLEANERSUPPER MONTCLAIR
  • MONTCLAIR/WEST ORANGE RADIUM SITEMONTCLAIR/WEST ORANGE
  • MONTEREY CLEANERS & TAILORSSHORT HILLS
  • MURPHY CLEANERSMONTCLAIR
  • NATIONWIDE CFSNEWARK
  • NEWARK LAMP PLANT/GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.NEWARK
  • NHA ABANDONED DRUMSNEWARK
  • NORGE VILLAGE LAUNDROMAT AND CLEANERSUPPER MONTCLAIR
  • OETIKER INCORPORATEDLIVINGSTON
  • ON TRACK CLEANERSSOUTH ORANGE
  • ORANGE VALLEY REGIONAL GROUND WATER CONTAMINATIONORANGE
  • ORCHARD REFINING & SMELTING WORKS, INC.NEWARK
  • PETRI PAINTNEWARK
  • PETRO-CHEM RESOURCES CO INC.NEWARK
  • PLANET CLEANERSBLOOMFIELD
  • R & M CLEANERSBLOOMFIELD
  • RAILS COMPANYMAPLEWOOD
  • RAMBACH CHEMICAL COMPANY INCORPORATEDNEWARK
  • RESTAURANT GRAPHICS INC.MAPLEWOOD
  • RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL PARKNEWARK
  • ROYAL RECOVERY SYSTEMSNEWARK
  • SCHAIT AND SON DRY CLEANERS, INC.MONTCLAIR
  • SETH BOYDEN TERRACE MERCURY INVESTIGATIONNEWARK
  • SILSONIX CORPIRVINGTON
  • SMILE CLEANERSWEST CALDWELL
  • SNOW WHITE LAUNDROMATBLOOMFIELD
  • SPARKLE CLEANERSWEST CALDWELL
  • STANDARD OPTICALLIVINGSTON
  • STELLA PRODUCTS CORPLIVINGSTON
  • SUPERB CLEANERSBLOOMFIELD
  • T&J LFNEWARK
  • THE LAUNDRY ZONEBLOOMFIELD
  • TIDEWATER BALINGNEWARK
  • TRI-CITY CLEANERSBELLEVILLE
  • TROY CHEMICALNEWARK
  • U.S. RADIUM CORP.ORANGE
  • UNIMATIC MFG CORPFAIRFIELD
  • UNIVERSAL CHAIN COMPANY, INC.MAPLEWOOD
  • US CLEANERSCALDWELL
  • VILLAGE CLEANERSCALDWELL
  • WARREN COMMUNICATIONSLIVINGSTON
  • WEST ORANGE MERCURYWEST ORANGE
  • WHITE CHEMICAL CORP.NEWARK