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Bergen County, New Jersey: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bergen County is 113.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 3,454 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (1,628), Air permit holder (minor source) (662), Small hazardous waste generator (295). 3 correctional facilities operate 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: 40.9454, -74.0282.

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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 Bergen County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
ThyroidNew cases18.6131.43xSignificant17.4 to 19.82019-2023
StomachNew cases8.56.61.29xSignificant7.8 to 9.22019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases23.318.51.26xSignificant22.1 to 24.62019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases7.56.21.21xSignificant6.8 to 8.32019-2023
StomachDeaths32.71.11x2.6 to 3.42020-2024
PancreasNew cases15.113.91.09xSignificant14.1 to 16.12019-2023
BladderNew cases19.718.71.05x18.6 to 20.82019-2023
All cancerNew cases472.6453.41.04xSignificant467.1 to 478.12019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases14.814.51.02x13.8 to 15.82019-2023
PancreasDeaths11.311.31x10.5 to 12.22020-2024
ThyroidDeaths0.50.51x0.3 to 0.72020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases16.116.40.98x13.4 to 19.12019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths4.14.40.93x3.6 to 4.72020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases7.98.70.91x7.2 to 8.62019-2023
Melanoma of the skinDeaths1.820.9x1.5 to 2.22020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases1617.90.89x15 to 172019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths5.66.60.85x5 to 6.22020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases43.451.80.84x41.8 to 45.12019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths3.94.80.81x3.5 to 4.52020-2024
All cancerDeaths113.8143.20.79x111.2 to 116.52020-2024
BladderDeaths3.24.10.78x2.8 to 3.72020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths4.45.70.77x3.9 to 4.92020-2024
EsophagusNew cases3.44.60.74x3 to 3.92019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases1723.80.71x16 to 18.12019-2023
EsophagusDeaths2.63.70.7x2.3 to 3.12020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths20.730.20.69x19.6 to 21.82020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths23.40.59x1.7 to 2.42020-2024

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 Bergen County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death4,471.99,842.6-55%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy81.975.3+9%years
Child mortality24.559.8-59%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality2.86.2-55%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths48.196.9-50%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths19.328.6-33%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.

  • Formaldehyde17.9 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
  • Benzene2.37 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 363 days: 258 good, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 40, peak 136.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

3,454 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit1,628
  • Air permit holder (minor source)662
  • Small hazardous waste generator295
  • Gas station (mapped facility)245
  • Large hazardous waste generator181
  • Rail grade crossing178
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)74
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)45
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)42
  • TRI reporting facility35
  • Major air pollution source14
  • Brownfield property13
  • Hazardous waste transporter9
  • Superfund (NPL) site9
  • Heliport6
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter3
  • Solar power plant3
  • EPA air quality monitor2
  • Airfield2
  • Gas power plant2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Commercial airport1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Quanta Resources, Edgewater

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD000606442 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Universal Oil Products (Chemical Division), East Rutherford

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 54.6. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD002005106 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  3. Curcio Scrap Metal, Inc., Saddle Brook Township

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.4. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD011717584 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  4. Scientific Chemical Processing, Carlstadt

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 56. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD070565403 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  5. Maywood Chemical Co., Maywood, Rochelle Park

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 51.2. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD980529762 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  6. Ventron/Velsicol, Woodridge Borough

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 51.4. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD980529879 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  7. Fair Lawn Well Field, Fair Lawn

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 42.5. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD980654107 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  8. Lower Hackensack River, Bergen, Hudson

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJN000201845 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  9. Garfield Ground Water Contamination, Garfield

    Superfund (NPL) site. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJN000206317 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  10. Givaudan Flavors Corp.- South Hackensack, South Hackensack

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $15,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000320386 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9.7

  11. Crest Foam Industries Inc, Moonachie

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $177,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000318987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.9

  12. Elco Solvents/Houghton Chemical Corp, Carlstadt

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022904856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.3

  13. Architectural Window Manufacturing Corp, Rutherford

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071434692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.2

  14. Bergen Generating Station, Ridgefield

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Chlorine dioxide, Ethylbenzene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 67,093 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 07657BRGNGVICTO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.2

  15. Marcal Manufacturing, Elmwood Park

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,700.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001529258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8

  16. Anchor Concrete Prods., Lyndhurst

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110014786847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8

  17. Stepan Chemical, Maywood

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,375.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000320395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.9

  18. Fisher Scientific Co L.L. C., Fair Lawn

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Dichloromethane, n-Hexane, Acetonitrile, Methanol and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 21,534 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 07410FSHRS1REAG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  19. Polyurethane Specialties Company Incorporated, Lyndhurst

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $18,092.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000318834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.8

  20. Sika Corp, Lyndhurst

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $13,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018919660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.7

  21. Biomet Fair Lawn Lp, Fair Lawn

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110014892394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.7

  22. Albi Protective Coatings Llc, Lodi

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methanol, Methyl isobutyl ketone and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 12,335 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0764WDXPNT18MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.6

  23. Potters Industries Inc., Carlstadt

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001529819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.6

  24. J Josephson Inc, South Hackensack

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $25,575.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000320377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  25. Marcal Manufacturing, Elmwood Park

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,700.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001529258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

Correctional facilities

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Bergen 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 Bergen 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.

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