Rhode Island Contamination Data

We checked the federal record around Bristol County — 264 documented sites across 5 of the 9 source types we track, 4 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 4 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Bristol County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 264 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 Providence County — 3,820 documented sites across 7 of the 9 source types we track, 61 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 57 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Providence County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 3,820 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 Kent County — 1,046 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types we track, 15 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.

Kent County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 1,046 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 Newport County — 636 documented sites across 5 of the 9 source types we track, 31 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 27 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Newport County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 636 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 Washington County — 1,484 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types we track, 44 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 39 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Washington County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 1,484 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.