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Anne Arundel County, Maryland: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Anne Arundel County is 141.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 2,119 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (793), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (439), Small hazardous waste generator (210). 7 correctional facilities operate in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 38.9752, -76.5894.

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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 Anne Arundel 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	40.1	23.8	1.68xSignificant	38 to 42.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	Deaths	0.7	0.5	1.4x	0.4 to 1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.6	2	1.3xSignificant	2.1 to 3.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.6	6.2	1.23xSignificant	6.6 to 8.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.2	4.4	1.18x	4.4 to 6	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.8	4.1	1.17x	4.1 to 5.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.9	3.4	1.15x	3.3 to 4.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.1	4.6	1.11x	4.4 to 5.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	483.9	453.4	1.07xSignificant	476.5 to 491.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.5	51.8	1.05xSignificant	52.1 to 57	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.3	13.9	1.03x	13.1 to 15.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.2	18.7	1.03x	17.8 to 20.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	17.2 to 20.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	141.1	143.2	0.99x	137.2 to 145.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.6	5.7	0.98x	4.9 to 6.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.1	11.3	0.98x	10.1 to 12.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.7	4.8	0.98x	4 to 5.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.6	3.7	0.97x	3 to 4.3	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	15.6	16.4	0.95x	12.5 to 19.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.7	30.2	0.95x	27 to 30.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	13.7	14.5	0.94x	12.5 to 15.1	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.5	2.7	0.93x	2 to 3.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.1	6.6	0.92x	5.3 to 6.9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	11.9	13	0.92x	10.7 to 13.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.9	8.7	0.91x	7 to 8.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.1	17.9	0.9x	14.8 to 17.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.2	6.6	0.79x	4.4 to 6	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 Anne Arundel County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,000.6	9,842.6	-29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.8	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	45.6	59.8	-24%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.7	6.2	-25%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	88.1	96.9	-9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	41.7	28.6	+46%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde21.32 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde2.09 per million
Benzene1.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 259 days: 227 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 40, peak 119.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

2,119 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Air permit holder (minor source)793
NPDES wastewater discharge permit439
Small hazardous waste generator210
Gas station (mapped facility)193
Industrial wastewater discharge131
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)106
Large hazardous waste generator52
Hazardous waste transporter39
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)33
Rail grade crossing24
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)21
TRI reporting facility16
Landfill (mapped facility)10
Major air pollution source7
Correctional facility (prison or jail)7
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property4
Commercial airport3
Heliport3
Solar power plant3
EPA air quality monitor2
Public airport2
Superfund (NPL) site2
Airfield1
Biomass power plant1
Coal power plant1
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.

Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard, Anne Arundel County
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MD4690307844 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Fort George G. Meade, Odenton
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 51.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MD9210020567 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Vibrantz Technologies, Curtis Bay
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000867036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex, Curtis Bay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 200,695 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 21226BRNDN1000B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
National Security Agency Firing Range, Fort George G Meade
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 37,117 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 20755SDPTF9800S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Us Dod Nsa Annapolis, Annapolis
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 12,908 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 21402SDDNS58BEN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Brandon Shores, Baltimore
Coal power plant.
Record ID 602 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.3
Elite Spice Inc., Hanover
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene oxide, Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol. Reports carcinogens. 3,466 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 21076LTSPC1415M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Dorsey Run Wwtp, Jessup
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002320738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Hi-Tech Color Inc, Odenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, N,N-Dimethylformamide, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 1,698 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 21113HTCHC1721M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Vibrantz Specialty Products Llc, Baltimore
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 4 more. 95,386 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 21226CHMTL711PI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Wm. T. Burnett & Co., Jessup
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate. Reports carcinogens. 758 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 20794WMTBR2112M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Us Naval Academy, Annapolis
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000614087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Vibrantz Technologies, Curtis Bay
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000867036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, Linthicum Heights
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 31,887 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 21090DVNCDNURSE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, Linthicum
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 319 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 21090LCTRNROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Annapolis/Bestgate Plant, Annapolis
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 223 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2140WNNPLS215IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Wm. T. Burnett & Co., Jessup
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $30,879.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069998596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
National Security Agency, Fort Meade
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000796112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Broadneck Water Reclamation Facility, Annapolis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000537134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Patuxent Water Reclamation Facility, Crofton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000571863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Us Naval Academy, Annapolis
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000614087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Us Naval Academy, Annapolis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000614087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Maryland City Wastewater, Laurel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000736927 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
U S Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000764325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6

Correctional facilities

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

Maryland Correctional Enterprises, Jessup
EPA FRS registry ID
110003538958
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Brock Bridge Correctional Facility, Jessup
EPA FRS registry ID
110003541659
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Anne Arundel County Detention Center, Annapolis
EPA FRS registry ID
110005975739
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Maryland Mce Jessup Correctional Institution, Jessup
EPA FRS registry ID
110008424366
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Maryland Mce Correctional Institution-Jessup, Jessup
EPA FRS registry ID
110018896079
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Md Penitentiary, Baltimore
EPA FRS registry ID
110022386639
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Jessup Correctional Facility, Jessup
EPA FRS registry ID
110071507754
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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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