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Androscoggin County, Maine: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Androscoggin County is 157.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Bladder deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 523 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (109), Rail grade crossing (87), Brownfield property (74). 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: 44.1976, -70.2022.

How this county ranks in Maine

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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 Androscoggin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.4	3.7	1.73xSignificant	4.7 to 8.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.2	4.1	1.51xSignificant	4.5 to 8.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.8	18.7	1.38xSignificant	22.3 to 29.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.3	4.6	1.37x	4.6 to 8.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.2	51.8	1.34xSignificant	63.4 to 75.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	8.5	6.6	1.29x	6.5 to 11	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.1	4.8	1.27x	4.4 to 8.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.8	30.2	1.25xSignificant	33.6 to 42.5	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	3.3	2.7	1.22x	2.1 to 5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17	14.5	1.17x	14 to 20.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	4.7 to 8.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	157.8	143.2	1.1xSignificant	148.9 to 167	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.7	3.4	1.09x	2.5 to 5.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.6	6.2	1.06x	4.7 to 9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	465.4	453.4	1.03x	449.6 to 481.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.5	4.4	1.02x	3 to 6.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	15.7 to 22.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2	2	1x	1.1 to 3.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.5	17.9	0.98x	14.5 to 21	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.3	13	0.95x	9.5 to 15.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.9	13.9	0.93x	10.5 to 15.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.1	11.3	0.89x	8 to 12.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.4	8.7	0.85x	5.6 to 9.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.7	6.6	0.71x	3.2 to 6.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	14.3	23.8	0.6x	11.6 to 17.5	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 Androscoggin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,327	9,842.6	+5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	62.7	59.8	+5%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.6	6.2	-11%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	112.8	96.9	+16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	54.4	28.6	+90%	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.

Formaldehyde13.25 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.03 per million
Naphthalene1.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 311 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 34, peak 112.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit109
Rail grade crossing87
Brownfield property74
Air permit holder (minor source)61
Small hazardous waste generator34
Gas station (mapped facility)29
Combined sewer overflow outfall28
Industrial wastewater discharge23
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Large hazardous waste generator11
Hydroelectric plant10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
TRI reporting facility8
Hazardous waste transporter6
Public airport5
Major air pollution source4
EPA air quality monitor2
Biomass power plant2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Leeds Metal, Leeds
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 32.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MEN000103584 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Pioneer Plastics Corp, Auburn
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Phenol, Maleic anhydride and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 133,255 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 04210STRLNPIONI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Pioneer Plastics Corp, Auburn
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $10,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
M.S. Ambrogio N.A. Llc, Auburn
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Copper, Nickel, Cyanide compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 944 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 04210GNRLL135RO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Dingley Press, Lisbon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 47,097 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 04250DNGLY119LI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
The Dingley Press, Inc. - Lisbon, Lisbon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000865760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Saint Marys Regional Medical Center, Lewiston
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001838968 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Ms Ambrogio North America Llc, Auburn
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, Poland Spring
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead, Trifluralin. Reports carcinogens. 9 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 04274LDCST481SP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Livermore Falls Wwtf, Livermore Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006618650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Pike Industries Inc. - Poland, Poland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0427WPKNDS164SP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Pioneer Plastics Corp, Auburn
Major air pollution source. Penalties $10,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Eurovia Atlantic Coast Llc Dba Northeast Paving, Lewiston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0424WRVTLN5ALFR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Lewiston Auburn Wastewater Treatment Facility, Lewiston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009913068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tambrands Inc, Auburn
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 0421WTMBRN2879H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, Poland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038273007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pioneer Plastics Corp, Auburn
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $10,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Pioneer Plastics Corp, Auburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sabattus Sanitary District, Sabattus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009048146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jones And Vining Of Maine, Lewiston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Pike Industries - Poland Crushed Stone, Poland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008437557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Maine Wood Treaters, Mechanic Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008435844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Avient Corporation, Lewiston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070895244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Auburn Sewerage District Cso 001, Auburn
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ME0100005: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Mechanic Falls Wwtf, Mechanic Falls
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ME0100391:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4

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 Androscoggin County

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