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Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area is 112.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 55 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Industrial wastewater discharge (17), Air permit holder (minor source) (5). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 58.7372, -137.1782.

How this county ranks in Alaska

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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 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	383	453.4	0.84x	291.1 to 499.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	112.9	143.2	0.79x	69.9 to 180.7	2020-2024

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 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,451.8	9,842.6	-4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.3	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	n/a	96.9	n/a	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde5.3 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.05 per million
Acetaldehyde0.82 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Industrial wastewater discharge17
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Airfield4
Commercial airport2
Oil-fired power plant2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Hydroelectric plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Pelican Wwtp, Pelican
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010112083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Favorite Bay Lodge, Angoon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,536.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030919040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Gustavus, Gustavus
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GST (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Hoonah City Stp, Hoonah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020073873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hoonah Marine Industrial Center Msgp, Hoonah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070111204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Orca Point Lodge, Angoon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054899507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Whalers Cove Lodge, Angoon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054899712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Point Sophia Development Wwtf, Hoonah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055214192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hoonah, Hoonah
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7463 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Angoon, Angoon
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7462 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Alaska Seafood Holdings Hoonah Cold Storage, Hoonah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071278770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hoonah Power Plant, Hoonah
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010418351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Pelican Seafood Processing Facility, Pelican
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970954 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Alaska Seafood Holdings Hoonah Cold Storage, Hoonah
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AKG521017: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Glacier Bay National Park Bartlett Cove, Gustavus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055500275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Hoonah, Hoonah
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HNH (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Eight Fathom Bight Ltf, Hoonah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039169681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Salt Lake Bay Ltf, Hoonah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039169967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tenakee Inlet 24 -Inbetween- Ltf, Tenakee Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039170410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Kennel Creek Ltf, Tenakee Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039170474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Hoonah Cold Storage, Hoonah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010705451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pelican Seafoods Fuel Facility, Pelican
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071282004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
West Port Frederick Sort Yard_Msgpnoe, Hoonah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071525158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hoonah Airport Lease No. 50257, Hoonah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071526259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Whitestone Maintenance Facility_Msgpnoe, Hoonah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071526957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Hoonah-Angoon 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 Hoonah-Angoon 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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