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Sagadahoc County, Maine: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sagadahoc County is 142.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 175 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (41), Brownfield property (36), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (30). 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: 43.9339, -69.7927.

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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 Sagadahoc County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	7.1	4.6	1.54x	4.4 to 11.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	28.3	18.7	1.51xSignificant	22.6 to 35.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.4	5.7	1.3x	4.6 to 11.6	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.3	4.1	1.29x	3.2 to 9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	16.1	13	1.24x	10.9 to 22.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.2	23.8	1.23x	23.1 to 36.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.4	30.2	1.07x	26.5 to 39.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	466.7	453.4	1.03x	441.1 to 493.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.9	4.8	1.02x	2.8 to 8.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.1	51.8	1.01x	44.6 to 60.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	142.5	143.2	1x	129.5 to 156.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6	6.2	0.97x	3.2 to 10.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.8	18.5	0.96x	13.1 to 23.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.2	6.6	0.94x	3.7 to 10.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.6	14.5	0.94x	9.5 to 19.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.7	17.9	0.88x	11.2 to 21.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.1	8.7	0.82x	4.1 to 11.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8.8	11.3	0.78x	6 to 13	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	8.9	13.9	0.64x	5.9 to 13.2	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 Sagadahoc County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,913.8	9,842.6	-40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.1	75.3	+6%	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	70.3	96.9	-27%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25.3	28.6	-11%	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.

Formaldehyde11.92 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.05 per million
Naphthalene1.52 per million
Acetaldehyde1.49 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 217 days: 207 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 35, peak 108.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing41
Brownfield property36
NPDES wastewater discharge permit30
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Combined sewer overflow outfall6
Small hazardous waste generator6
Industrial wastewater discharge5
Large hazardous waste generator3
Airfield2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Hydroelectric plant2
Major air pollution source1
EPA air quality monitor1
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Bath Iron Works, Bath
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Propylene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 115,014 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 04530BTHRN700WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Bath Iron Works, Bath
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Bath Wastewater Treatment Facility, Bath
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009913086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Bath Wwtf, Bath
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ME0100021:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Bath Wwtf, Bath
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ME0100021:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Bath Wwtf, Bath
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ME0100021:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Bath Wwtf, Bath
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ME0100021:004 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Bath Wwtf, Bath
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ME0100021:005 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Bath Wwtf, Bath
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ME0100021:008 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Bath Iron Works, Bath
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Prawer Block, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038698399 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tarbox Hill Cooperative Housing Site, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038698406 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Downeast Woodcrafters, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038698415 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Maine Street Station Lot 2, Brunswick
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038703739 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
The Old Shipyard, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038707655 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ymca, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038712961 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Commercial Street Freight Shed Property, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038719919 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Robbins Junkyard, West Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038753890 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
M.W. Sewall Bulk Oil Site, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040403499 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bath Armory, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040478131 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
M.W. Sewall Clipper Mart, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043084970 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
M.W. Sewall Office, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043084989 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Latium Properties Gas Station, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043692448 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Maxwell House, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043692457 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Donald Small School, Bath
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963771 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc 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.

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