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Atlantic County, New Jersey: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Atlantic County is 149.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 965 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (397), Air permit holder (minor source) (200), Rail grade crossing (77). 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: 39.5102, -74.6827.

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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 Atlantic County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	New cases	8.7	6.6	1.32xSignificant	7.3 to 10.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	17	13	1.31xSignificant	14.8 to 19.3	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	20.4	16.4	1.24x	15 to 27.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.7	4.6	1.24xSignificant	4.7 to 6.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.1	18.7	1.24xSignificant	21 to 25.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.2	51.8	1.2xSignificant	58.7 to 65.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.6	13.9	1.19xSignificant	14.8 to 18.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.1	8.7	1.16x	8.7 to 11.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.4	14.5	1.13x	14.4 to 18.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	11.1 to 14.4	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.6	4.1	1.12x	3.7 to 5.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.4	6.6	1.12x	6.2 to 8.7	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	3	2.7	1.11x	2.3 to 4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	500.5	453.4	1.1xSignificant	490 to 511.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4	3.7	1.08x	3.2 to 5.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	149.6	143.2	1.04xSignificant	144.1 to 155.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.7	23.8	1.04x	22.5 to 27.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.2	30.2	1.03x	28.8 to 33.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.3	6.2	1.02x	5.1 to 7.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.6	18.5	1.01x	16.6 to 20.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2	2	1x	1.5 to 2.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.2	4.4	0.95x	3.3 to 5.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.4	5.7	0.95x	4.3 to 6.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.1	17.9	0.9x	14.2 to 18.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.5	3.4	0.74x	1.9 to 3.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3	4.8	0.63x	2.3 to 3.9	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 Atlantic County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,072.4	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.7	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	56.4	59.8	-6%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.3	6.2	+2%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	113.7	96.9	+17%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	63.1	28.6	+120%	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.

Formaldehyde14.96 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
Acetaldehyde1.23 per million
Benzene1.1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 300 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 36, peak 105.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit397
Air permit holder (minor source)200
Rail grade crossing77
Small hazardous waste generator64
Gas station (mapped facility)62
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)54
Large hazardous waste generator23
Brownfield property18
Solar power plant9
Heliport8
Major air pollution source7
Superfund (NPL) site6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)4
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Hazardous waste transporter3
TRI reporting facility3
EPA air quality monitor2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Gas power plant2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Battery storage plant1
Biomass power plant1
Wind 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.

Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center, Atlantic County
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 39.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJ9690510020 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Garden State Cleaners Co., Minotola
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 28.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD053280160 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Price Landfill, Pleasantville
Superfund (NPL) site. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD070281175 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
D'Imperio Property, Hamilton Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 55.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980529416 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
South Jersey Clothing Co., Minotola
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 42.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980766828 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Emmell's Septic Landfill, Galloway Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980772727 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Viking Yacht Co - Mullica, Egg Harbor City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 70,643 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 08215CNYCHRT563 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Swimusa Fiberglass Pools, Hammonton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 68,135 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0803WLFTMF1111R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Massarelli'S Lawn Ornaments Inc, Hammonton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 5,077 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 08037MSSRL5SEGG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Atlantic County Utilities Authority Potw, Atlantic City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000734411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Atlantic County Utilities Authority Potw, Atlantic City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000734411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hammonton Wwtp, Hammonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006620184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Buena Borough Mua Cs-Septics, Buena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039701105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
South Jersey Gas Florida Avenue Former Mgp, Atlantic City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070121916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Bbb Warehouse & Cleaning Dba Think Big Llc, Hammonton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070398381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Viking Yacht Company, Egg Harbor
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022296647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Lifetime Fiberglass Pools, Hammonton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070244720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
United Parcel Service, Pleasantville
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004129452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
United Parcel Service, Pleasantville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004129452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Acua Howard F Haneman, Egg Harbor Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $32,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009837784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Pinelands Park, Egg Harbor Twp
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054929397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Bht Development Llc, Folsom Boro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,876.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070217091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Atlantic City Intl, Atlantic City
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ACY (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
American Galvanizing Co, Folsom
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 334 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 08037MRCNGRT54S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
American Galvanizing Company, Folsom
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002347318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8

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 Atlantic County

New Jersey 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 Atlantic County, and their findings.
New Jersey 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 Jersey health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
New Jersey 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 Jersey 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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