Is It Safe to Grow Food in Salem?
Federal record: ElevatedWe checked the federal record around Salem — 272 documented sites across 4 of the 8 site registers we track.
The most significant on record: 19 Toxics Release Inventory facilities. Active industrial facilities reporting chemical releases to air, water, and land.
There's a meaningful federal record around Salem — 272 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 Salem center
- Roanoke Co School Bus Garage — Underground Storage Tanks · ~0.0 km from the county center
- Roanoke County Schools — Brownfields · ~0.0 km from the county center
- Roanoke County - Garage 2 — Underground Storage Tanks · ~0.1 km from the county center
These are the closest documented sites to Salem's geographic center — a screening reference, not a reading on any specific address. Check your own Virginia parcel to see what's actually near you.
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