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Burlington County, New Jersey: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Burlington County is 137.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 2,146 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (1,242), Air permit holder (minor source) (278), Small hazardous waste generator (122). 7 correctional facilities operate in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 39.8648, -74.6819.

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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 Burlington County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	18.1	13	1.39xSignificant	16.5 to 19.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.9	18.7	1.17xSignificant	20.2 to 23.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.2	13.9	1.17xSignificant	14.8 to 17.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.4	18.5	1.16xSignificant	19.8 to 23.2	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18.8	16.4	1.15x	14.7 to 23.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.2	23.8	1.14xSignificant	25.3 to 29.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	506.3	453.4	1.12xSignificant	498.2 to 514.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.4	11.3	1.1x	11.2 to 13.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.6	6.2	1.06x	5.6 to 7.7	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.3	4.1	1.05x	3.6 to 5.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.9	6.6	1.05x	6 to 7.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.9	4.8	1.02x	4.1 to 5.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.3	51.8	1.01x	49.8 to 54.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.5	14.5	1x	13.1 to 16	2019-2023
Thyroid	Deaths	0.5	0.5	1x	0.3 to 0.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.5	17.9	0.98x	16 to 19.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	137.8	143.2	0.96x	133.7 to 142	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.2	4.4	0.95x	3.5 to 5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.4	5.7	0.95x	4.6 to 6.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.5	3.7	0.95x	2.9 to 4.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	4.3	4.6	0.93x	3.6 to 5.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.6	30.2	0.91x	25.8 to 29.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.8	2	0.9x	1.4 to 2.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.3	8.7	0.84x	6.4 to 8.4	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.2	2.7	0.81x	1.7 to 2.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.9	6.6	0.74x	4.2 to 5.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.5	3.4	0.74x	2 to 3.1	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 Burlington County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,658.2	9,842.6	-32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.9	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	31.8	59.8	-47%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.5	6.2	-28%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	73.4	96.9	-24%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.6	28.6	+14%	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.

Formaldehyde18.24 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
Acetaldehyde1.77 per million
Benzene1.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

2,146 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit1,242
Air permit holder (minor source)278
Small hazardous waste generator122
Gas station (mapped facility)111
Rail grade crossing88
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)65
Large hazardous waste generator56
Solar power plant32
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)25
TRI reporting facility18
Hazardous waste transporter15
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)13
Heliport12
Major air pollution source11
Superfund (NPL) site11
Brownfield property10
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)10
Public airport8
Correctional facility (prison or jail)7
Landfill (mapped facility)5
Commercial airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Gas power plant2
Scrapyard (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.

Viking Yacht Co, New Gretna
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $7,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000603179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
McGuire Air Force Base #1, Wrightstown
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 47.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJ0570024018 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Cosden Chemical Coatings Corp., Beverly
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD000565531 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Kauffman & Minteer, Inc., Jobstown
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 28.5. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD002493054 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Landfill & Development Co., Mount Holly
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.6. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD048044325 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Roebling Steel Co., Florence
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 41. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD073732257 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Lang Property, Pemberton Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980505382 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Woodland Route 72 Dump, Woodland Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980505879 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Woodland Route 532 Dump, Woodland Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 35. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980505887 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Ellis Property, Evesham Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.6. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980529085 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Ewan Property, Shamong Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980761365 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Cinnaminson Township (Block 702) Ground Water Contamination, Cinnaminson Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 37.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980785638 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
American Biltrite Inc, Moorestown
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $32,880.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000321081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.7
Stepan Company - Fieldsboro Plant, Fieldsboro
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $62,176.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005986068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.2
Viking Yacht Co Inc, New Gretna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 307,729 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 08224VKNGYRTE9X (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Rimtec Corporation, Burlington Twp
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000320965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakhurst Dix Area Cantonment, Mcguire Afb
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 212,067 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 08640SRMYH5417A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Dolphin Industries Ltd, Egg Harbor City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 63,319 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0821WDLPHN2141R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Actega North America Inc, Riverton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000321296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
National Gypsum Company, Burlington
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $239,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001525779 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.1
Inductotherm Corp., Rancocas
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $9,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000321287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc - Vincentown Facility, Vincentown
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $26,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000321394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas Llc, Maple Shade
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: o-Xylene, Dimethylamine, Epichlorohydrin, Diisocyanates and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 11,603 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 08052CVCSP2980R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
American Biltrite Inc, Moorestown
Major air pollution source. Penalties $32,880.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000321081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Viking Yacht Co, New Gretna
Major air pollution source. Penalties $7,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000603179 (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.

New Jersey Department Of Corrections, Chesterfield Twp
EPA FRS registry ID
110060475338
Wastewater permit
Yes, 12 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Us Federal Bureau Of Prisons, New Hanover Twp
EPA FRS registry ID
110070216104
Wastewater permit
Yes, 12 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Pemberton Twp Water - New Lisbon-Well 10/Work Release Facility, Pemberton
EPA FRS registry ID
110013235711
Water system
NJ0329001
Health-based violations
3 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
24
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Wagner Boot Camp
EPA FRS registry ID
110049216308
Water system
NJ0339320
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
16
Contaminants cited
Lead and Copper Rule
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Njs Garden State Youth Correctional Fac, Yardville
EPA FRS registry ID
110007933861
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
F C I Fort Dix Federal Prison, Fort Dix
EPA FRS registry ID
110012211597
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Midstate Correctional Facility, New Hanover Twp
EPA FRS registry ID
110071644819
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Burlington 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 Burlington 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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