New York Contamination Data

We checked the federal record around New York County — 3,518 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types we track, 13 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 13 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

New York County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 3,518 documented sites, most of them underground storage tanks. 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.

We checked the federal record around Kings County — 5,767 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types we track, 31 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 29 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Kings County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 5,767 documented sites, most of them underground storage tanks. 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.

We checked the federal record around Bronx County — 2,670 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types 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.

We checked the federal record around Queens County — 6,452 documented sites across 7 of the 9 source types we track, 14 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 14 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Queens County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 6,452 documented sites, most of them underground storage tanks. 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.

We checked the federal record around Nassau County — 5,125 documented sites across 7 of the 9 source types we track, 70 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 48 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Nassau County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 5,125 documented sites, most of them nitrate. 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.

We checked the federal record around Richmond County — 1,095 documented sites across 5 of the 9 source types we track, 12 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 12 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Richmond County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 1,095 documented sites, most of them underground storage tanks. 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.