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Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kodiak Island Borough is 129 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 259 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (137), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (53), Brownfield property (14). 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: 57.3723, -153.6607.

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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 Kodiak Island Borough compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	129	143.2	0.9x	100.4 to 163.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	387.8	453.4	0.86x	339.4 to 441.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	36.8	51.8	0.71x	22.3 to 56.9	2019-2023

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 Kodiak Island Borough
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,975.6	9,842.6	-9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.4	75.3	+3%	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	91	96.9	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde5.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.06 per million
Benzene0.86 per million
Acetaldehyde0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge137
NPDES wastewater discharge permit53
Brownfield property14
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Airfield10
Hazardous waste transporter10
Commercial airport7
Oil-fired power plant4
Major air pollution source2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Battery storage plant1
Hydroelectric plant1
Other power plant1
Wind power plant1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1

Highest-severity records

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

Us Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Kodiak
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2,519 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 99619SCSTGCOAST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Kodiak Wastewater Treatment Facility, Kodiak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $23,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039718847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Uscg Integrated Support Command Kodiak, Kodiak
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $35,852.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064071506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Uscg Integrated Support Command Kodiak, Kodiak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $35,852.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064071506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Trident Seafoods Kodiak Plant, Kodiak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015306284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Trident Seafoods Pillar Mountain Plant, Kodiak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000529599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Uscg Integrated Support Command Kodiak, Kodiak
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $35,852.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064071506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Uscg Integrated Support Command Kodiak, Kodiak
Hazardous waste transporter. Penalties $35,852.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064071506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Kodiak, Kodiak
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ADQ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Alaska Pacific Seafoods, Kodiak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000526574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Kodiak Island Borough Landfill, Kodiak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003041556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Near Island Pit, Kodiak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070502832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Barefoot Beach Ltf, Anchorage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040078171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Silver Bay Seafoods - Larsen Bay, Larsen Bay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Shakmanof Cove Quarry, Ouzinkie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Kodiak Microgrid, Kodiak
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 6281 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Nymans Plant Microgrid, Kodiak
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7723 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Swampy Acres Microgrid, Kodiak
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 60250 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Port Lions Microgrid, Port Lions
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 6282 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Kodiak Island Borough Landfill, Kodiak
Hazardous waste transporter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003041556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nemetz Park, Kodiak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071336022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tagura Generating Station, Kodiak
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002376679 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Nyman Power Plant And Substation, Kodiak
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038083016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Icicle Seafoods Larsen Bay, Larsen Bay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031034958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Larsen Bay Old School, Larsen Bay
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044761816 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Kodiak Island Borough

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 Kodiak Island Borough, 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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