Guilford County, NC
The federal environmental record for Guilford County (population 549,866): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
22
federal cleanup sites
5
PFAS-detecting water systems
50
TRI facilities
300
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Guilford 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GREENSBORO, CITY OF NC0241010 | PFOS: 35.6 ng/L PFHxS: 16.8 ng/L PFHxA: 10.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| HIGH POINT, CITY OF NC0241020 | PFOS: 11 ng/L PFPeA: 6.6 ng/L PFHxS: 6.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| GIBSONVILLE, TOWN OF NC0241025 | PFOS: 8.2 ng/L PFBA: 5 ng/L | above final limit |
| JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF NC0241030 | PFBA: 11 ng/L PFOS: 10.4 ng/L PFPeA: 10.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL NC3041076 | PFOA: 5.3 ng/L PFPeA: 3.7 ng/L PFHxA: 3.6 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
50 facilities in Guilford filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 329k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSH FURNITURE CO | HIGH POINT | n-Butyl alcohol, Methanol | 77k lb |
| KAO SPECIALTIES AMERICAS LLC | HIGH POINT | Ethylene glycol, Methanol | 60k lb |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO | GREENSBORO | Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene | 35k lb |
| AURORIUM LLC - GREENSBORO | GREENSBORO | Methanol, Ethylene glycol | 23k lb |
| SOLENIS LLC | GREENSBORO | Acrylic acid, Acrylamide | 15k lb |
| PPG INDUSTRIES GREENSBORO POWDER | GREENSBORO | Zinc compounds, Triglycidyl isocyanurate | 12k lb |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO | GREENSBORO | Toluene, Zinc compounds | 12k lb |
| STOCKHAUSEN SUPERABSORBER LLC | GREENSBORO | Acrylic acid, Acrylamide | 12k lb |
| HALLSTAR GREENSBORO LLC | GREENSBORO | n-Butyl alcohol, Methanol | 11k lb |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES INC | HIGH POINT | Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl methacrylate | 11k lb |
| HIGHLINE WARREN LLC.- GREENSBORO | GREENSBORO | Ethylene glycol, Methanol | 8k lb |
| V & E COMPONENTS INC | HIGH POINT | Styrene | 7k lb |
| AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS USA LLC - HIGH POINT | HIGH POINT | Manganese compounds, Toluene | 7k lb |
| PIEDMONT CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES I LLC | HIGH POINT | Methanol, Ethylene glycol | 7k lb |
| ENNIS-FLINT INC - HIGH POINT FACILITY | HIGH POINT | Methyl methacrylate, Butyl acrylate | 7k lb |
| UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA | JAMESTOWN | Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 5k lb |
| CHEMOL CO INC | GREENSBORO | Nickel And Nickel Compounds, n-Butyl alcohol | 3k lb |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE MANUFACTURING CO | BROWNS SUMMIT | Zinc compounds | 3k lb |
| HSM-HIGH POINT (PLANT 1) | HIGH POINT | Diisocyanates | 3k lb |
| AKZONOBEL COATINGS INC | HIGH POINT | Methanol, n-Butyl alcohol | 2k lb |
| QORVO US INC. | GREENSBORO | N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2k lb |
| AMERICAN METAL TREATING INC. | HIGH POINT | Methanol, Ammonia | 2k lb |
| DFA DAIRY BRANDS FLUID LLC DBA PET DAIRY | HIGH POINT | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 1k lb |
| INNOSPEC ACTIVE CHEMICALS | HIGH POINT | Methanol, Toluene | 1k lb |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE MANUFACTURING CO | GREENSBORO | Nitric acid | 811 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,498 tank facilities in Guilford: 1,071 tanks in service and 3,644 closed. 1,660 fuel releases are on record, of which 300 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Guilford 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.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Guilford, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ARMY RESERVE XVIII AIRBORNE CORPSGREENSBORO
- ARMY RESERVE XVIII AIRBORNE CORPSHIGH POINT
- BELL BRASSFIELD MERCURY SPILLGREENSBORO
- CARPENTER HOUSE RD MERCURYWHITSETT
- ECOFLO INCGREENSBORO
- ELLERY COURT MERCURY SPILLGREENSBORO
- GUILFORD PLATINGGREENSBORO
- HARVIN REACTION TECHNOLOGIES MERCURY SPILLGREENSBORO
- HIGH POINT CITY LANDFILLHIGH POINT
- MARTIN MATERIALSGREENSBORO
- MCLEANSVILLE ROAD DRUMMCLEANSVILLE
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN GREENSBORO ETHANOL DERAILMENTGREENSBORO
- OLD BATTLEGROUND ROAD TCE SITEGREENSBORO
- PATTERSON STREET AREA PFAS STUDYGREENSBORO
- PATTERSON STREET SOLVENT PLUMEGREENSBORO
- PHARMACEUTICAL DIMENSIONSGREENSBORO
- PLEASANT GARDEN PCEPLESANT GARDEN
- SOUTHERN MEADOWSSTOKESDALE
- SUPERIOR PRODUCTS CO DIV OF SEABOARD INDGREENSBORO
- SWIGGETT RD NC DOT ABANDONED DRUMSGREENSBORO
- TEXACO INCGREENSBORO
- WEST MARKET STREET STORAGEGREENSBORO