Van Wert County, OH
The federal environmental record for Van Wert County (population 28,704): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
2
federal cleanup sites
0
PFAS-detecting water systems
7
TRI facilities
9
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
No public water system serving Van Wert reported a PFAS detection in the UCMR5 national testing round. Systems serving under 3,300 people were only sampled in part, so absence from this table is not proof of absence in the water.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
7 facilities in Van Wert filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 518k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUNGE N.A. (EAST) L.L.C. | DELPHOS | n-Hexane | 290k lb |
| TEIJIN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES - VAN WERT | VAN WERT | Styrene, Zinc compounds | 187k lb |
| DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS - VAN WERT | VAN WERT | Zinc compounds, Chromium | 25k lb |
| FEDERAL MOGUL CORP | VAN WERT | Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds | 15k lb |
| AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS - DELPHOS OH | DELPHOS | Ammonia | 613 lb |
| COOPER FARMS COOKED MEATS | VAN WERT | Ammonia | 270 lb |
| UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO INC DELPHOS DIV | DELPHOS | Manganese, Copper | 85 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 68 tank facilities in Van Wert: 51 tanks in service and 132 closed. 93 fuel releases are on record, of which 9 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Van Wert 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 Van Wert, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
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