Watertown Incinerator

Record

Status in source

Historic; not in the current MassDEP combustion layer

Record date

June 2024 dataset

Address

166 GROVE ST, Watertown

Source

MassDEP waste facilities

Coordinates

42.36687, -71.14934

Land-disposal polygons and transfer / combustion points; includes historical sites. Not all waste operations. Distance from a home does not establish exposure.

Within one mile of this record

• 1 superfund sites
• 1 landfills
• 16 cleanup sites
• 4 transmission lines
• 2 communications
• 11 mapped cameras
• 170 major roads

Counts are records within a mile of the point, from the same sources; they overlap and are not unique facilities.

Why this may matter

Combustion can release particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, acid gases, metals and dioxins/furans. Fine particles can affect the lungs and cardiovascular system; other effects depend on the pollutant and dose. Actual emissions depend on waste, operation and pollution controls.

How it could reach a home

Air transport can extend beyond the local map radius. Wind, stack characteristics, terrain and weather affect where pollutants travel. Some pollutants may deposit onto soil or water.

What remains unknown

• Concentrations at the selected address
• Current emissions and control performance unless documented
• Facility-specific modeled footprint and exposure duration

What to check next

• Environmental regulator — Request the current air permit, recent stack tests and any published dispersion study.
• Facility operator — Which pollutants are monitored, how often, and are results public?
• Local health department — Are there monitoring studies or investigated odor/air complaints for this area?

Guidance reviewed 2026-09-13 · EPA waste combustion pollutants ↗ · EPA particle health effects ↗ · EPA air modeling ↗