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Petersburg Borough, Alaska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Petersburg Borough is 157.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 84 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (44), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), Gas station (mapped facility) (4). 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: 57.2693, -132.9131.

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 Petersburg Borough compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	157.5	143.2	1.1x	111.4 to 219.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	381.8	453.4	0.84x	302.4 to 477.4	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 Petersburg Borough
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,076.6	9,842.6	-28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.5	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.

Formaldehyde6.86 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.01 per million
Acetaldehyde1.08 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge44
NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Oil-fired power 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.

Tonka Seafoods, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006852361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Icicle Seafoods Petersburg Processing, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010112804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
E.C. Phillips & Son Petersburg Fisheries, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Petersburg James A Johnson, Petersburg
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PSG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Norquest Seafoods, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000736151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Petro Marine Services - Petersburg, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044937281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Majestic Eagle Lodge, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054899623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Crystal Lake State Fish Hatchery, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070238852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Petersburg James A Johnson Airport, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070519480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Petersburg, Petersburg
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 91 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Petro Marine Services - Petersburg, Petersburg
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110044937281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Petersburg Wwtp, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000760917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Petersburg Ferry Terminal, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070504880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ocean Beauty Seafoods Petersburg, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002043075 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Goldbelt Hobart Bay, Hobart Bay
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072029317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Alaska Airlines Petersburg Station, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $820.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Petersburg Medical Center, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071541677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Shelter Cove, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013336826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Blind Slough Hydro Power Project, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010382148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
East Twelve Mile South, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013347459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Thomas Bay Ltf, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039170090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tonka, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039170116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Woodpecker Cove Ltf, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039170189 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Portage Bay Ltf, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063219538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Alaska Fuel Service (Unocal), Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003040931 (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 Petersburg 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 Petersburg 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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