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Dillingham Census Area, Alaska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dillingham Census Area is 169.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 79 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (21), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Air permit holder (minor source) (9). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 9 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 59.7362, -158.1243.

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Dillingham Census Area compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusNew cases8151.81.56x45.1 to 133.22019-2023
All cancerDeaths169.5143.21.18x113.4 to 2432020-2024
All cancerNew cases443.4453.40.98x354.2 to 547.92019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Dillingham Census Area
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death20,903.79,842.6+112%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy68.275.3-9%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths222.796.9+130%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths76.828.6+168%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 9 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde4.45 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride3.14 per million
  • Benzene0.84 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

79 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

  • Industrial wastewater discharge21
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
  • Air permit holder (minor source)9
  • Commercial airport9
  • Public airport6
  • Brownfield property6
  • Airfield4
  • Oil-fired power plant3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Landfill (mapped facility)2
  • Gas station (mapped facility)1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

  1. Dillingham, Dillingham

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID DLG (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 5

  2. Dillingham, Dillingham

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 109 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  3. Togiak, Togiak

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 6348 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  4. New Stuyahok, New Stuyahok

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 60245 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  5. Togiak Wastewater Treatment Facility, Togiak

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110028069989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  6. Dillingham Wwtp, Dillingham

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055981362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  7. New Stuyahok Sewage Lagoon, New Stuyahok

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056402913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  8. Ekuk Fisheries, Clarks Point

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000710632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  9. Nushagak Electric Cooperative Inc Dillingham Power Plant, Dillingham

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013682318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  10. 9 Mile Jjc Pit Asphalt Plant, Dillingham

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070616498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  11. Ekuk Fisheries, Clarks Point

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000710632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  12. Silver Bay Seafoods - Wood River, Dillingham

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070836759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  13. Old Landfills Weedmans Brown Bldg, New Stuyahok

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042230591 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. New Stuyahok Old Landfills Old Airport Sites, New Stuyahok

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042230617 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. New Stuyahok Old Landfills School Site, New Stuyahok

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042230626 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. New Stuyahok Old Landfills Pavellas Pit, New Stuyahok

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042230635 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. New Stuyahok Old Landfill - Teacher'S Housing Site, New Stuyahok

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071967818 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. New Stuyahok Old Landfills - Dog Yard Site, New Stuyahok

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071967820 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. Peter Pan Seafoods Dillingham, Dillingham

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110025243270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Silver Bay Seafoods - Wood River, Dillingham

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070836759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  21. Alaska Airlines Dillingham Station, Dillingham

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070832328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  22. Aleknagik /New, Aleknagik

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 5A8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  23. Portage Creek, Portage Creek

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID A14 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  24. Twin Hills, Twin Hills

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID A63 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  25. Taylor Mountain, Taylor Mountain Mine

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID ATM (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Dillingham Census Area

  • Alaska state cancer registry

    Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Dillingham Census Area, and their findings.

  • Alaska vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Alaska health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Alaska environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office

    Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.

  • Alaska drinking water program

    Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.

  • Department of corrections or county sheriff

    Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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