Total Sites
10,663
9 federal databases
Severity Density
0.23
Severity-weighted sites per sq mi
High-Severity Sites
210
Superfund NPL, PFAS detections + similar top-tier records
Data Sources
EPA, USGS
9 databases checked
Source Breakdown
Top Counties in Nebraska
Douglas County carries Nebraska's densest documented record — 5.90 severity-weighted sites per square mile across 1,320 records, most commonly Brownfields, including 20 high-severity sites. Density describes the county's record, not any single parcel.
| County | Sites | Density | Dominant Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 1,320 | 5.90 | Brownfields |
| Sarpy | 446 | 3.16 | Nitrate |
| Hall | 461 | 1.42 | Nitrate |
| Lancaster | 785 | 1.40 | Brownfields |
| Dodge | 399 | 1.38 | Nitrate |
| Washington | 186 | 0.87 | Nitrate |
| Dakota | 120 | 0.80 | Nitrate |
| York | 223 | 0.72 | Nitrate |
| Madison | 205 | 0.60 | Brownfields |
| Platte | 247 | 0.58 | Brownfields |
Douglas
Sites
1K
Density
5.9
Source
BrownfieldsSarpy
Sites
446
Density
3.2
Source
NitrateHall
Sites
461
Density
1.4
Source
NitrateLancaster
Sites
785
Density
1.4
Source
BrownfieldsDodge
Sites
399
Density
1.4
Source
NitrateWashington
Sites
186
Density
0.9
Source
NitrateDakota
Sites
120
Density
0.8
Source
NitrateYork
Sites
223
Density
0.7
Source
NitrateMadison
Sites
205
Density
0.6
Source
BrownfieldsPlatte
Sites
247
Density
0.6
Source
BrownfieldsAgricultural Pesticide Use in Nebraska
In the 2019 federal survey estimates, Nebraska's most-applied agricultural pesticides statewide were Glyphosate, Atrazine and Acetochlor. These estimates describe agricultural land use across the state — context for what's in use around the region, not a reading on any garden's soil.
Pesticide data: USGS NAWQA Pesticide National Synthesis Project (EPest county-level use estimates). Latest available county estimates: 2019.
County-Level Detail in Nebraska
The federal record isn't uniform across a state. Here's what's documented around Nebraska's counties with the densest records — each read from that county's own sites, not the state average. Proximity is information, not a diagnosis; a soil test settles any near neighbor.
Is It Safe to Grow Food in Douglas County?
Federal record: HighWe checked the federal record around Douglas County — 1,320 documented sites across 7 of the 9 source types we track, 20 of them high-severity.
The most significant on record: 19 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.
Douglas County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 1,320 documented sites, most of them brownfields. That's a record of the area's history, not a verdict on any one yard: proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis. Before food beds go in, a professional soil test tells you exactly what you're working with — and raised beds with clean imported soil grow well almost anywhere in the meantime.
Documented sites nearest the Douglas County center
- Neighborhood Cleaners — Brownfields · ~0.6 km from the county center
- Douglas County Garage Loc 7 — Underground Storage Tanks · ~0.6 km from the county center
- Douglas County Eng Office — Brownfields · ~0.6 km from the county center
These are the closest documented sites to Douglas County's geographic center — a screening reference, not a reading on any specific address. Check your own Nebraska parcel to see what's actually near you.
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