Queens, NY

Moderate Risk (34/100)

Environmental data for Queens in New York

Queens, NY is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 18 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 34/100 (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 915.0K 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 45 and a peak AQI of 112 in 2024, with 61% 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
18
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
915.0K 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 224 (61%) 140 2 112
2023 188 (52%) 165 7 278
2022 203 (56%) 159 3 126
2021 215 (59%) 141 8 154
2020 258 (70%) 105 3 140
2024 Good Air Quality: 61% of days
Unhealthy days: 2
Median AQI: 45

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 (18)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Ravenswood Generating Station 497.5K lbs
2 Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility 294.0K lbs
3 Charles Poletti Power Project & 500 Mw Plant 67.8K lbs
4 Bayswater Peaking Facility LLC 45.1K lbs
5 Allied Aviation Service Co of New York Inc 7.5K lbs
6 Allied New York Services Inc . 3.1K lbs
7 Srm - Long Island City 55 lbs
8 Skaggs-Walsh 26 lbs
9 Srm - Maspeth 24 lbs
10 Astoria Generating Station 10 lbs
11 Srm - College Point 4 lbs
12 Usc - Kings LLC - on Time 2 lbs
13 Flushing Asphalt LLC 0 lbs
14 American Wax Co 0 lbs
15 Pilot Products Inc 0 lbs
16 Comstar International Inc 0 lbs
17 Cosmopoliton Chemical Co 0 lbs
18 Calpine Jfk Energy Center 0 lbs

Cities in Queens (9)

Jamaica
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2 facilities · 0 water
Long Island City
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5 facilities · 1 water
Astoria
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3 facilities · 0 water
Flushing
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4 facilities · 2 water
College Point
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2 facilities · 0 water
Maspeth
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1 facilities · 1 water
Far Rockaway
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1 facilities · 0 water
Ridgewood
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0 facilities · 0 water
New York City
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Queens, New York?
Queens, NY has an environmental risk score of 34/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 18 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 Queens?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Queens, NY in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Queens?
Queens, NY has 18 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 915.0K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Queens?
In 2024, Queens, NY recorded a median AQI of 45 and a peak AQI of 112. 61% 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 Queens?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Queens, NY in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Queens?
Environmental compliance in Queens, 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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