Is It Safe to Grow Food in Bronx County?
Federal record: ElevatedWe checked the federal record around Bronx County — 2,670 documented sites across 6 of the 8 site registers we track, 2 of them high-severity.
The most significant on record: 2 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.
There's a meaningful federal record around Bronx County — 2,670 documented sites, most of them underground storage tanks. Worth a look before you plant food, not a reason to hold back from growing. Proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis of any one yard; a soil test before new food beds is the sensible step, and the map shows exactly which sites sit where.
Documented sites nearest the Bronx County center
- One Hour Drive In Cleaners — Brownfields · ~0.3 km from the county center
- 1651 Llc — Underground Storage Tanks · ~0.3 km from the county center
- 1675 Colden Corp. — Underground Storage Tanks · ~0.3 km from the county center
These are the closest documented sites to Bronx County's geographic center — a screening reference, not a reading on any specific address. Check your own New York parcel to see what's actually near you.
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