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Broomfield County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Broomfield County is 109.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 385 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (145), Air permit holder (minor source) (100), Industrial wastewater discharge (76). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 39.9669, -105.0351.

How this county ranks in Colorado

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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 Broomfield County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	5.9	4.1	1.44x	3.8 to 8.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.3	23.8	1.19x	23.4 to 34	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.9	4.4	1.11x	3 to 7.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.2	6.2	1x	4.1 to 9.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.7	3.7	1x	2.1 to 6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	14.3 to 22.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.7	18.7	0.95x	13.9 to 22.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5	5.7	0.88x	3.1 to 7.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.1	13.9	0.87x	9.1 to 15.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	391.1	453.4	0.86x	372.5 to 410.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.5	14.5	0.86x	9.2 to 16.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.2	13	0.86x	8.2 to 15	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.4	11.3	0.83x	6.8 to 12.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.2	8.7	0.83x	4.9 to 10.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.7	17.9	0.82x	11.3 to 18.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	109.2	143.2	0.76x	99.6 to 119.6	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	4.7	6.6	0.71x	2.9 to 7.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	21	30.2	0.7x	16.9 to 25.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	33.4	51.8	0.64x	28.1 to 39.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.1	6.6	0.62x	2.5 to 6.4	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 Broomfield County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	4,980.2	9,842.6	-49%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	81.9	75.3	+9%	years
Child mortality	46.7	59.8	-22%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.2	6.2	-16%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	62.2	96.9	-36%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.2	28.6	-47%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde20.35 per million
Naphthalene4 per million
Benzene2.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit145
Air permit holder (minor source)100
Industrial wastewater discharge76
Gas station (mapped facility)23
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)16
Small hazardous waste generator10
Rail grade crossing4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
TRI reporting facility3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)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.

Holcim-Wcr Inc - Broomfield Plant, Broomfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001437703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Holcim Wcr Inc Broomfield Ready Mix Plant, Broomfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 2,312 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 80020GGRGT845CM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Carefree Of Colorado, Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046290198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Checkers Industrial Safety Products, Broomfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060258698 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Checkers Industrial Safety Products, Broomfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 45 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8002WRMSTR64CMP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.3
Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Broomfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011683776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Broomfield Wwtp, Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055971881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Inc, Broomfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 80020HNTRDNEDUE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.3
Undeveloped Land, Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039687498 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mks Instruments Inc Broomfield, Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070850528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mks Instruments, Broomfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium.
TRI facility ID 8002WMKSNS1138R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Holcim-Wcr Inc - Broomfield Plant, Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001437703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Nissen Reservoir Drainage - Phase 1, Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071815055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Holcim-Wcr Inc - Broomfield Plant, Broomfield
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001437703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Broomfield Wwtp, Broomfield
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110055971881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Broomfield Wastewater Reclamation Facility, Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064775284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Dry Cleaner
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/369322282 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lionheart Dry Cleaners, Broomfield
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/369381673 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/888418590 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
North Park Filing No 2 (East Sheridan), Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mile High Labs, Inc, Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000466558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Visual Merchandising, Inc., Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000466567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Microsemi Consortium, C/O Fmc Corporatio, Broomfield
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000466576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sill Terhar Motors, Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001428919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
American Variseal Corp, Broomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001434038 (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 Broomfield County

Colorado 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 Broomfield County, and their findings.
Colorado vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Colorado health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Colorado 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.
Colorado 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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