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Allegany County, Maryland: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Allegany County is 167.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 2.8 times the U.S. rate and Esophagus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 529 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (137), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (97), Industrial wastewater discharge (91). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 39.5809, -78.5955.

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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 Allegany County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Melanoma of the skinDeaths5.622.8xSignificant3.6 to 8.52020-2024
EsophagusNew cases8.84.61.91xSignificant6.3 to 12.12019-2023
EsophagusDeaths6.23.71.68xSignificant4.1 to 9.22020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths74.81.46xSignificant5 to 9.82020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases34.423.81.45xSignificant29 to 40.72019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths6.14.41.39x4 to 9.12020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases18.514.51.28xSignificant14.7 to 23.12019-2023
ThyroidNew cases16.4131.26x12.3 to 21.42019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases64.751.81.25xSignificant58 to 72.22019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases10.78.71.23x8 to 14.22019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths36.130.21.2xSignificant31.1 to 41.82020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases21.918.51.18x17.8 to 26.82019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths43.41.18x2.4 to 6.42020-2024
All cancerNew cases531.7453.41.17xSignificant510.6 to 553.62019-2023
All cancerDeaths167.4143.21.17xSignificant156.1 to 179.32020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases18.817.91.05x15 to 23.42019-2023
BladderNew cases18.718.71x15.2 to 22.92019-2023
StomachNew cases6.56.60.98x4.3 to 9.62019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases66.20.97x3.9 to 8.92019-2023
PancreasDeaths10.511.30.93x7.9 to 13.92020-2024
PancreasNew cases12.713.90.91x9.7 to 16.42019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths5.96.60.89x4.1 to 8.62020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths4.85.70.84x3.1 to 7.32020-2024
BladderDeaths3.14.10.76x1.8 to 5.12020-2024

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 Allegany County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death11,358.39,842.6+15%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.575.3-2%years
Child mortality59.159.8-1%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality8.46.2+36%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths11296.9+16%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths58.528.6+105%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde16.37 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.54 per million
  • Benzene1.28 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Air permit holder (minor source)137
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit97
  • Industrial wastewater discharge91
  • Rail grade crossing76
  • Gas station (mapped facility)35
  • Small hazardous waste generator30
  • Large hazardous waste generator18
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
  • Brownfield property6
  • Hazardous waste transporter4
  • Major air pollution source3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter3
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Public airport1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Heliport1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Battery storage plant1
  • Coal power plant1
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1
  • 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.

  1. Limestone Road, Cumberland

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 30.5. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID MDD980691588 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Aes Warrior Run Inc, Cumberland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Hydrogen fluoride and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 142,618 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 21502SWRRR11600 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.5

  3. Aes Warrior Run Cogeneration Facility, Cumberland

    Coal power plant.

    Record ID 10678 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 6.2

  4. Cumberland Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cumberland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000710678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  5. Celanese Wwtp, Cumberland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000916046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  6. Aes Warrior Run Cogeneration Facility, Cumberland

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000551055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  7. George'S Creek Wwtp, Westernport

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006643971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  8. Luke Paper Co, Luke

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007334072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  9. Rocky Gap State Park, Cumberland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040017246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  10. Belt Paving Inc, Cumberland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 21502BLTPV11521 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  11. Pinto/Md Water Services Wwtp, Pinto

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,457.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006744354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  12. Allegany Co. Office Complex, Cumberland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038931181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  13. Midland Quarry, Midland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044894923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  14. K J Williams Concrete Co, Inc, Cresaptown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055099003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  15. Rockville Fuel & Feed Company Inc, Hargerstown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070155077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  16. Koontz Mine, Midland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070551644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  17. Cumberland Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cumberland

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000710678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  18. Upper Potomac River Comm Stp, Westernport

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000732887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  19. Celanese Wwtp, Cumberland

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000916046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  20. Belt Paving Inc, Cumberland

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006643515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  21. Luke Paper Co, Luke

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007334072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  22. Luke Paper Co, Luke

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007334072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  23. Mt Savage Specialty Refractories, Mount Savage

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110019880896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  24. Allegany Co. Office Complex, Cumberland

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038931181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  25. Aes Warrior Run Cogeneration Facility, Cumberland

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000551055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

Correctional facilities

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Allegany County

  • Maryland 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 Allegany County, and their findings.

  • Maryland vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Maryland health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Maryland 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.

  • Maryland 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.

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