Columbiana County, OH
The federal environmental record for Columbiana County (population 100,182): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
1
Superfund NPL sites
9
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
11
TRI facilities
23
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nease Chemical | Salem | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Columbiana 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EAST LIVERPOOL CITY OH1500811 | PFBS: 5.1 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
11 facilities in Columbiana filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 446k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE THERMAL SERVICES | EAST LIVERPOOL | Aluminum phosphide, Carbaryl | 427k lb |
| FRESH MARK SALEM | SALEM | Ammonia | 11k lb |
| QUAKER CITY CASTINGS | SALEM | Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 4k lb |
| VENTRA SALEM LLC. | SALEM | 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 3k lb |
| AS AMERICA INC | SALEM | Styrene | 1k lb |
| ALBCO FOUNDRY INC | LISBON | Copper compounds, Zinc compounds | 579 lb |
| MARATHON PETROLEUM CO - WELLSVILLE OH ASP TERMINAL | WELLSVILLE | Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene | 41 lb |
| MASON COLOR WORKS INC. | EAST LIVERPOOL | Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 6 lb |
| COLUMBIANA FOUNDRY CO | COLUMBIANA | - | 0 lb |
| COL PUMP CO | COLUMBIANA | - | 0 lb |
| FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION-ELKTON | LISBON | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 224 tank facilities in Columbiana: 186 tanks in service and 560 closed. 320 fuel releases are on record, of which 23 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Columbiana 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 - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Columbiana, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- A&L SALVAGE C&DD LANDFILLLISBON
- COMET FIREWORKS DISPLAY COMPANYLISBON
- EAST PALESTINE TRAIN DERAILMENTEAST PALESTINE
- LEETONIA MERCURY RESPONSELEETONIA
- M & W FOUNDRYEAST PALESTINE
- SALEM MERCURY SPILLSALEM
- SR RECYCLING SITEKENSINGTON
- ZIEDRICH DUMPMINERVA
- ZIRCONIUM DRUM INCIDENTEAST LIVERPOOL