Contra Costa County, CA

ZIP 94572

In ZIP 94572, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Martinez meets every EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 546× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Liquid Gold Oil Corp., 6.8 miles away (2 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc (40%), mostly acrylamide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 98,092 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 94572

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsA to B
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityB to D
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useB
• Neighborhood health statusA to B
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsB

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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