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Nantucket County, Massachusetts: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Nantucket County is 99.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 57 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Small hazardous waste generator (15), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13), Industrial wastewater discharge (10). 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: 41.3152, -70.0194.

How this county ranks in Massachusetts

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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 Nantucket County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.2	23.8	1.06x	15.4 to 39.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	383.9	453.4	0.85x	343.2 to 428.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	37.7	51.8	0.73x	26 to 53.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	99.1	143.2	0.69x	78.9 to 123.2	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 Nantucket County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	4,854.9	9,842.6	-51%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	82.8	75.3	+10%	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	58.7	96.9	-39%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.8	28.6	-13%	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.

Formaldehyde8.32 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.03 per million
Benzene0.81 per million
Acetaldehyde0.48 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Small hazardous waste generator15
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Industrial wastewater discharge10
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Heliport2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Oil-fired power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
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.

Island Energy Services, Nantucket
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Benzene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,256 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0255WSLNDN11IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Harbor Fuel Tank Farm, Nantucket
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Benzene, n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 742 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0255WHRBRFNEWWH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Island Energy Services, Nantucket
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071045645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Nantucket Meml, Nantucket
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ACK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Nantucket Hybrid, Nantucket
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1615 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Harbor Fuels Oil Corporation, Nantucket
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $11,722.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071767623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nantucket Ice Company, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070671925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Nantucket Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1019523532 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Nantucket Town Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/29799876 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002017727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Madaket Marine, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003486077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Madaket Marine, Nantucket
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003486077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Don Allen Auto Service Inc, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008403539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harbor Fuel Oil Corporation, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008415848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harbor Fuel Corp, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032731006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nantucket - Wastewater System, Nantucket
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043644063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nantucket Memorial Airport, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043908073 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bluewater Glyns Marine Inc, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043959393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
P And M Reis Trucking Inc, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060255192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
On Island Gas, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064473467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nantucket Memorial Airport Taxiway E Reconstruction, Nantucket
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070116561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stop & Shop Supermarket 2413, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070120816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stop & Shop Supermarket No 24, Nantucket
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070120817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nantucket Boat Basin, Nantucket
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070155010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Emergency Sewer Repair Project, Nantucket
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070221376 (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 Nantucket County

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