Ohio Contamination Data

We checked the federal record around Cuyahoga County — 5,284 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types we track, 78 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 74 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Cuyahoga County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 5,284 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 Hamilton County — 3,081 documented sites across 7 of the 9 source types we track, 59 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 51 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Hamilton County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 3,081 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 Franklin County — 3,894 documented sites across 7 of the 9 source types we track, 29 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 23 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Franklin County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 3,894 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 Lucas County — 2,168 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types we track, 59 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 54 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Lucas County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 2,168 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 Montgomery County — 2,335 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types we track, 55 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.

Montgomery County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 2,335 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 Summit County — 2,254 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types we track, 32 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 28 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Summit County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 2,254 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.