Nassau, NY

Moderate Risk (36/100)

Environmental data for Nassau in New York

Nassau, NY is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 17 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 36/100 (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 373.7K 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 31 and a peak AQI of 71 in 2024, with 84% 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
17
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
373.7K 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 308 (84%) 58 0 71
2023 275 (75%) 86 1 197
2022 303 (84%) 58 0 68
2021 291 (81%) 68 1 118
2020 317 (88%) 44 0 75
2024 Good Air Quality: 84% of days
Median AQI: 31

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 New York on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (17)

# Facility Total Releases
1 National Grid E.f. Barrett Power Station 265.9K lbs
2 Oerlikon Metco (us) Inc 44.5K lbs
3 Lnd Inc 20.2K lbs
4 Global Cos LLC Inwood Terminal 16.3K lbs
5 Sprague Lawrence Terminal 9.4K lbs
6 Shell Long Island Terminal 9.2K lbs
7 Global Cos LLC Glenwood Landing Terminal 7.4K lbs
8 Commander Terminals LLC 607 lbs
9 John Hassall LLC 20 lbs
10 Aero Structures Long Island Inc. 15 lbs
11 Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp 3 lbs
12 American Casting & Manufacturing Corp 1 lbs
13 Wego Chemical Group 0 lbs
14 Greenfield Industries Inc 0 lbs
15 Arrow Chemical Corp. 0 lbs
16 Kozy Shack LLC 0 lbs
17 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp 0 lbs

Cities in Nassau (17)

Great Neck
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1 facilities · 7 water
Freeport
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2 facilities · 1 water
Glenwood Landing
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1 facilities · 1 water
Island Park
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1 facilities · 0 water
Lawrence
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2 facilities · 0 water
Oceanside
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1 facilities · 0 water
Westbury
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3 facilities · 1 water
Inwood
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1 facilities · 0 water
Oyster Bay
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2 facilities · 1 water
Plainview
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1 facilities · 1 water
Hicksville
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1 facilities · 1 water
Bethpage
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1 facilities · 1 water
North Hempstead
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0 facilities · 0 water
Mineola, North Hempstead
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0 facilities · 0 water
Hewlett
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0 facilities · 0 water
New Cassel/hicksville
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0 facilities · 0 water
Old Bethpage
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Nassau, New York?
Nassau, NY has an environmental risk score of 36/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 17 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 Nassau?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Nassau, NY in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Nassau?
Nassau, NY has 17 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 373.7K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Nassau?
In 2024, Nassau, NY recorded a median AQI of 31 and a peak AQI of 71. 84% 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 Nassau?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Nassau, NY in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Nassau?
Environmental compliance in Nassau, New York is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the New York 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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