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Rockingham County, New Hampshire: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Rockingham County is 132.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate and Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,585 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (672), Air permit holder (minor source) (263), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (184). One correctional facility operates 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: 43.0059, -71.0681.

How this county ranks in New Hampshire

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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 Rockingham County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	6.6	4.6	1.43xSignificant	5.6 to 7.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	26.3	18.7	1.41xSignificant	24.3 to 28.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.8	3.7	1.3xSignificant	3.9 to 5.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.5	4.4	1.25xSignificant	4.5 to 6.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.7	6.2	1.24xSignificant	6.5 to 9.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.8	4.1	1.17x	3.9 to 5.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.8	23.8	1.17xSignificant	25.5 to 30.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.5	18.5	1.11xSignificant	18.6 to 22.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.6	51.8	1.09xSignificant	53.6 to 59.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	477.5	453.4	1.05xSignificant	468.2 to 487	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2	2	1x	1.5 to 2.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.1	30.2	0.96x	27 to 31.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.1	17.9	0.96x	15.4 to 19.1	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	15.6	16.4	0.95x	11 to 21.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	11.6 to 14.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.2	13	0.94x	10.5 to 14	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.5	4.8	0.94x	3.6 to 5.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	132.7	143.2	0.93x	127.9 to 137.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.1	11.3	0.89x	8.9 to 11.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	12.9	14.5	0.89x	11.4 to 14.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4.8	5.7	0.84x	3.9 to 5.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.1	6.6	0.77x	4.2 to 6.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.6	3.4	0.76x	2 to 3.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	4.6	6.6	0.7x	3.8 to 5.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6	8.7	0.69x	5.1 to 7.1	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	1.8	2.7	0.67x	1.3 to 2.5	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 Rockingham County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,001.3	9,842.6	-49%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.5	75.3	+7%	years
Child mortality	25.4	59.8	-57%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	2.7	6.2	-56%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	72.8	96.9	-25%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23	28.6	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde14.96 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.02 per million
Naphthalene1.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 309 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 38, peak 150.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,585 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit672
Air permit holder (minor source)263
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)184
Gas station (mapped facility)153
Rail grade crossing42
Small hazardous waste generator40
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)34
Brownfield property31
TRI reporting facility28
Large hazardous waste generator27
Industrial wastewater discharge27
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)16
Heliport10
Landfill (mapped facility)10
Superfund (NPL) site8
Major air pollution source7
Public airport6
Large greenhouse gas emitter6
Gas power plant4
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
EPA air quality monitor3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Coal power plant1
Nuclear 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.

Pease Air Force Base, Newington, Portsmouth
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 39.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NH7570024847 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Beede Waste Oil, Plaistow
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 70.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NHD018958140 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Tinkham Garage, Londonderry
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 43.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NHD062004569 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Coakley Landfill, North Hampton
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 29.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NHD064424153 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Keefe Environmental Services, Epping
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 65.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NHD092059112 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Mottolo Pig Farm, Raymond
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 40.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NHD980503361 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Auburn Road Landfill, Londonderry
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 36.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NHD980524086 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Ottati & Goss/Kingston Steel Drum, Kingston
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 53.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NHD990717647 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Sprague Energy - River Road Terminal, Newington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041839268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Schiller Station, Portsmouth
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Naphthalene, Lead And Lead Compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,187 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 03801PBLCSGOSLI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Sprague River Road Terminal, Newington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Naphthalene, Lead and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,196 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 03801SPRGR126RI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Irving Oil Terminals Inc., Portsmouth
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,534 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 03801RVNGL5PREB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Essential Power Newington, Newington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 60,731 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 03801CNDNW99OLD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Essential Power Newington, Llc, Newington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021167011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Schiller, Portsmouth
Coal power plant.
Record ID 2367 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.2
Hologic Inc, Londonderry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 8,025 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 03053CYTYC2PREI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Henkel Corporation, Seabrook
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054890258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Subcom Cable Systems Llc, Newington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Diisocyanates, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 25 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 03801SMPLX4023W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Newington Station, Newington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 23 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 03801NWNGT165GO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Henkel Of America Inc., Seabrook
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl methacrylate, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Diisocyanates, n-Hexane and 1 more. 1,190 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 03874DXTRDONEDE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Derry, Town Of, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Derry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024243978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Irving Oil Portsmouth Terminal, Portsmouth
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009418656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Hologic Inc, Londonderry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070744712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Novel Iron Works Incorporated, Greenland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000581335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Schiller, Portsmouth
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5

Correctional facilities

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

Nh Arpa Youth Development Center, Hampstead
EPA FRS registry ID
110071881695
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Rockingham County

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