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Sullivan County, New Hampshire: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sullivan County is 149.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 233 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (79), Air permit holder (minor source) (32), Brownfield property (24). 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: 43.3651, -72.2372.

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 Sullivan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	31.4	18.7	1.68xSignificant	25.8 to 38.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	7.5	4.6	1.63xSignificant	4.8 to 11.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.5	3.7	1.49x	3.4 to 8.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.2	4.4	1.41x	3.5 to 10.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.2	51.8	1.32xSignificant	59.9 to 77.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.5	23.8	1.24x	23.8 to 36.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17	14.5	1.17x	12.4 to 22.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.9	13	1.15x	10.1 to 21.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.7	18.5	1.12x	15.6 to 27	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.3	6.6	1.11x	4.8 to 11	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.8	6.2	1.1x	3.8 to 11.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	493.3	453.4	1.09xSignificant	468.6 to 519.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.3	143.2	1.04x	136.5 to 163.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.3	30.2	1.04x	25.8 to 37.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.9	4.8	1.02x	2.8 to 8.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.1	13.9	1.01x	10.5 to 18.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.4	17.9	0.97x	13 to 23.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.2	5.7	0.91x	3.1 to 8.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	9.5	11.3	0.84x	6.5 to 13.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.3	8.7	0.84x	4.7 to 11.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.5	6.6	0.83x	3.3 to 9.1	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 Sullivan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,142.5	9,842.6	-17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	40.6	59.8	-32%	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	96.8	96.9	-0%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	38.2	28.6	+34%	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.

Formaldehyde12.38 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.47 per million
Benzene1.13 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit79
Air permit holder (minor source)32
Brownfield property24
Rail grade crossing24
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Small hazardous waste generator6
Large hazardous waste generator4
Heliport4
Industrial wastewater discharge4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Hazardous waste transporter2
Major air pollution source1
Airfield1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric plant1
Wind power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Canam Bridges Us Inc., Claremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Zinc (fume or dust), Copper. Reports carcinogens. 108 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 03047STCSTRTE31 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc., Newport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead, Chromium, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 97 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 03773STRMRGUILD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Canam Steel Corp, Claremont
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $21,135.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000771816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Sturm Ruger Firearms Manufacturing Facility, Newport
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000313964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Newport Wastewater Treatment Facility, Newport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006619356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Whelen Engineering, Charlestown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0360WWHLNN99CED (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Apc Paper Co, Claremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 03743PCPPR130SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Canam Steel Corp, Claremont
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $21,135.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000771816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Whelen Engineering, Charlestown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007133020 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.2
Sturm Ruger Firearms Manufacturing Facility, Newport
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000313964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Apc Paper, Claremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001522745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Meriden Village Water District, Meriden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011032088 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sullivan County Unity Complex, Unity
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007132548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Springfield Power, Springfield
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004100892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Jolly Farmer Products Site, Lempster
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001979921 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bonds Auto Parts, Claremont
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023113780 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sawtooth Building, Claremont
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038701456 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
American Brush, Claremont
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038701465 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Great Lakes, Claremont
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038701474 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wainshall Mill Buildings-Monadnock Mills Facility, Claremont
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038740333 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Smith Sawmill, Lot 8, Sunapee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040479069 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Smith Sawmill, Lot 9, Sunapee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040720770 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Syd Clarke, Claremont
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060389191 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ambargis Mill, Newport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966560 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
13 Mill Road, Claremont
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971728 (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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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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