Middlesex, MA

Moderate Risk (56/100)

Environmental data for Middlesex in Massachusetts

Middlesex, MA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 50 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 56/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 4.6M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 37 and a peak AQI of 93 in 2024, with 86% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

TRI Facilities
50
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
4.6M lbs

Air Quality History (2020–2024)

EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy (SG) Max AQI
2024 314 (86%) 52 0 93
2023 281 (77%) 83 1 101
2022 310 (85%) 55 0 90
2021 299 (82%) 64 1 153
2020 306 (84%) 60 0 93
2024 Good Air Quality: 86% of days
Median AQI: 37

Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)

For detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in Massachusetts on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (50)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Chemgenes Corp 630.6K lbs
2 Ideal Tape Co 564.7K lbs
3 Duncan Galvanizing Corp. 455.2K lbs
4 Kovalus Separation Solutions Inc. 436.5K lbs
5 Thermo Fisher Scientific 414.2K lbs
6 Nyacol Nanotechnologies Inc 354.6K lbs
7 Nasoya Foods USA Llc. 292.9K lbs
8 Skyworks Solutions Inc 179.4K lbs
9 Purecoat North LLC 140.6K lbs
10 Dav-Tech Plating Inc. 112.9K lbs
11 Covestro LLC 106.0K lbs
12 Hollingsworth & Vose Co West Groton 93.1K lbs
13 Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma 90.3K lbs
14 3M Co Chelmsford 81.4K lbs
15 Repligen Corp 75.6K lbs
16 Dupont Electronic Materials International LLC 66.8K lbs
17 Bradford Industries 54.8K lbs
18 Boyd Corp Inc. 54.3K lbs
19 Dampney Co Inc 48.8K lbs
20 Macom Technology Solutions Inc 42.7K lbs
21 Tecomet 33.8K lbs
22 Tecomet 29.1K lbs
23 Ast Products Inc 28.3K lbs
24 Parker Hannifin Corp Chomerics Div 26.7K lbs
25 Entegris Inc 26.2K lbs
26 Majilite Manufacturing Inc 25.1K lbs
27 Haartz Corp 20.9K lbs
28 Exxon Mobil Corp Everett Terminal 20.7K lbs
29 Thermo Fisher Scientific 19.6K lbs
30 Pure Encapsulations LLC 15.0K lbs
31 Sanofi Genzyme Framingham Manufacturing 14.2K lbs
32 Allcoat Technology Inc 12.0K lbs
33 Fraen Machining Corp 5.9K lbs
34 Pace Industries - Cambridge Div 5.1K lbs
35 Kendall Green Energy LLC 5.1K lbs
36 Leidos Security Detection & Automation Inc. 4.3K lbs
37 Analog Devices Inc/wilmington Manufacturing 4.0K lbs
38 Specialty Materials Inc. 3.5K lbs
39 Fm Callahan & Son Inc 3.5K lbs
40 Edwards Vacuum LLC 3.0K lbs
41 Sartorius Stedim 450 Dlb 2.0K lbs
42 Curia Massachusetts Inc. 1.8K lbs
43 Murphys Waste Oil Services Inc 1.3K lbs
44 Msi Transducers Corp 1.1K lbs
45 Teledyne Flir Defense Inc 1.1K lbs
46 Posco Inc 1.0K lbs
47 Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc 866 lbs
48 Avcarb Material Solutions 251 lbs
49 Safety-Kleen Systems Marlborough (mrb) 116 lbs
50 Hyperion Catalysis Inc 104 lbs

Cities in Middlesex (29)

Ayer
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2 facilities · 1 water
Littleton
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1 facilities · 2 water
Pepperell
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1 facilities · 1 water
Groton
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1 facilities · 3 water
Framingham
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1 facilities · 1 water
Boxborough
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1 facilities · 2 water
Acton
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1 facilities · 4 water
Ashland
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2 facilities · 1 water
Bedford
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3 facilities · 5 water
Holliston
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2 facilities · 1 water
Marlborough
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5 facilities · 1 water
Sudbury
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1 facilities · 6 water
Woburn
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8 facilities · 2 water
Burlington
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1 facilities · 1 water
Billerica
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5 facilities · 1 water
Chelmsford
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5 facilities · 2 water
Dracut
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2 facilities · 2 water
Lowell
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6 facilities · 2 water
North Billerica
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6 facilities · 0 water
Tewksbury
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3 facilities · 2 water
Wakefield
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1 facilities · 1 water
Westford
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1 facilities · 2 water
Wilmington
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11 facilities · 1 water
Cambridge
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2 facilities · 1 water
Malden
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3 facilities · 1 water
Everett
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4 facilities · 1 water
Belmont
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1 facilities · 1 water
Waltham
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2 facilities · 3 water
Natick
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1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Middlesex, Massachusetts?
Middlesex, MA has an environmental risk score of 56/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 50 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 0 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Middlesex?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Middlesex, MA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Middlesex?
Middlesex, MA has 50 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 4.6M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Middlesex?
In 2024, Middlesex, MA recorded a median AQI of 37 and a peak AQI of 93. 86% of monitored days had "Good" air quality (AQI 0–50). Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County.
Is the drinking water safe in Middlesex?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Middlesex, MA in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Middlesex?
Environmental compliance in Middlesex, Massachusetts is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Massachusetts state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial