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Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Federal databases place 491 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (139), Air permit holder (minor source) (85), Industrial wastewater discharge (54). One correctional facility operates in the county.

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: 41.7679, -71.9745.

How this county ranks in Connecticut

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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.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the Connecticut state cancer registry.

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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	n/a	9,842.6	n/a	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	n/a	75.3	n/a	years
Child mortality	21.6	59.8	-64%	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	30.1	28.6	+5%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen

No AirToxScreen estimate is available for this county.

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit139
Air permit holder (minor source)85
Industrial wastewater discharge54
Rail grade crossing43
Gas station (mapped facility)39
Small hazardous waste generator33
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)16
Large hazardous waste generator14
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)12
TRI reporting facility12
Brownfield property7
Solar power plant6
Major air pollution source4
Public airport4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Superfund (NPL) site3
Heliport2
Gas power plant2
EPA air quality monitor1
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric plant1
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.

Linemaster Switch Corp., Woodstock
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID CTD001153923 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Yaworski Waste Lagoon, Canterbury
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 36.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID CTD009774969 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Gallup's Quarry, Plainfield
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 46.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID CTD108960972 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Brookwood Laminating Inc, Wauregan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N,N-Dimethylformamide, Toluene. Reports carcinogens. 39,311 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06374BRKWD275PU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Frito-Lay, Dayville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001404864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Agt - Chaplin, Chaplin
Major air pollution source. Penalties $26,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003005159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Pall Corp, Putnam
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, N,N-Dimethylformamide, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. Reports carcinogens. 739 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0626WPLLCR125KE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Dimension Polyant Sailcloth, Putnam
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000315837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Dimension-Polyant Inc., Putnam
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 15,538 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06260DMNSN78HIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Rogers Corp - Woodstock, Woodstock
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Diisocyanates, Propylene. 9,895 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06244RGRSCWOODS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Brookwood Laminating Inc., Plainfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031020142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Thompson Wpcf, Thompson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006780894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Pallflex Division Of Pall Corp, Putnam
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011369278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Lowe'S Plainfield, Ct Rdc, Plainfield
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022435088 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Rogers Corp, Woodstock
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000315819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Plainfield Renewable Energy Llc, Plainfield
Major air pollution source. Penalties $74,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056431918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Frito-Lay Inc, Dayville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitric acid. 3,126 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06241FRTLYMAPLE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Whitcraft Llc (Eastford), Eastford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 26 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0624WWHTCR76CUN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Plainfield Renewable Energy Llc, Plainfield
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044182149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Cvs Pharmacy 8249, Putnam
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054361445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Winchester Interconnect Cm Corp, Dayville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Bromine, Antimony, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 12 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06241NTNLPBOX41 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
B S T Systems Inc, Plainfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011369731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Quikrete - Connecticut Plant, Moosup
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Mercury. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0635WQKRTC541GR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Rogers Corp - Moosup, Moosup
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates, Phthalic anhydride. 450 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06354GRSWL1RIVE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Pall Corporation, Putnam
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070814244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5

Correctional facilities

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

Brooklyn Correctional Institution, Brooklyn
EPA FRS registry ID
110001406283
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

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