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Essex County, New Jersey: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Essex County is 115.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Stomach deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 2,319 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (717), Air permit holder (minor source) (611), Small hazardous waste generator (226). 4 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: 40.7944, -74.2537.

How this county ranks in New Jersey

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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 Essex County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
StomachNew cases9.66.61.45xSignificant8.7 to 10.52019-2023
StomachDeaths3.72.71.37xSignificant3.1 to 4.32020-2024
PancreasNew cases14.513.91.04x13.4 to 15.62019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases18.318.50.99x17.1 to 19.62019-2023
All cancerNew cases446.6453.40.99x440.5 to 452.72019-2023
ThyroidNew cases12.8130.98x11.8 to 13.92019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases8.48.70.97x7.6 to 9.32019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases13.814.50.95x12.7 to 14.92019-2023
BladderNew cases16.618.70.89x15.5 to 17.92019-2023
PancreasDeaths1011.30.88x9.1 to 112020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases14.316.40.87x11.9 to 17.12019-2023
All cancerDeaths115.7143.20.81x112.7 to 118.92020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases56.20.81x4.3 to 5.72019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases13.917.90.78x12.9 to 152019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths4.96.60.74x4.3 to 5.62020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases38.351.80.74x36.6 to 40.22019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths4.25.70.74x3.6 to 4.82020-2024
BladderDeaths34.10.73x2.5 to 3.62020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths3.44.80.71x2.9 to 42020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths2.33.40.68x1.9 to 2.82020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths2.84.40.64x2.3 to 3.32020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths19.130.20.63x17.9 to 20.42020-2024
ThyroidDeaths0.30.50.6x0.2 to 0.62020-2024
EsophagusNew cases2.74.60.59x2.3 to 3.22019-2023
EsophagusDeaths2.13.70.57x1.7 to 2.62020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases11.723.80.49x10.7 to 12.82019-2023
Melanoma of the skinDeaths0.820.4x0.6 to 1.12020-2024

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 Essex County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,340.79,842.6-15%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy77.775.3+3%years
Child mortality43.459.8-27%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality5.16.2-17%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths75.596.9-22%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths42.328.6+48%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.

  • Formaldehyde18.3 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
  • Benzene2.32 per million
  • Naphthalene1.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

2,319 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit717
  • Air permit holder (minor source)611
  • Small hazardous waste generator226
  • Large hazardous waste generator207
  • Gas station (mapped facility)136
  • Rail grade crossing114
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)105
  • Brownfield property62
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)27
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)25
  • TRI reporting facility20
  • Major air pollution source17
  • Hazardous waste transporter10
  • Superfund (NPL) site8
  • Heliport7
  • Gas power plant5
  • Solar power plant5
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)4
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Commercial airport2
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Battery storage plant1
  • Biomass 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.

  1. Richards Manufacturing Company Sales Llc, Irvington

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $11,375.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110027360273 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Pierson's Creek, Newark

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD002144517 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  3. Orange Valley Regional Ground Water Contamination, West Orange/Orange

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

    EPA site ID NJD002148799 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  4. Unimatic Manufacturing Corporation, Fairfield

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

    EPA site ID NJD002164796 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  5. Caldwell Trucking Co., Fairfield

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 58.3. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD048798953 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  6. Diamond Alkali Co., Newark

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 35.4. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD980528996 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  7. U.S. Radium Corp., Orange

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 37.8. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD980654172 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  8. White Chemical Corp., Newark

    Superfund (NPL) site. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD980755623 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  9. Riverside Industrial Park, Newark

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

    EPA site ID NJSFN0204232 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  10. Amrod Corp, Newark

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009835287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.8

  11. New Jersey Galvanizing & Tinning Works, Newark

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $71,002.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000319673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.8

  12. Constant Services Inc, Fairfield

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000317979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.6

  13. Chem Fluer/Firmenich Inc, Newark

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Dicyclopentadiene, Propionaldehyde, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 178,801 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 07114CHMFL92896 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.5

  14. Shell Oil Products Us Newark Terminal, Newark

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,200.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006706653 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.4

  15. Gj Chemical Doremus Terminal, Newark

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013762829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.3

  16. Troy Chemical, Newark

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040929369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.2

  17. Troy Chemical Corp, Newark

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Certain glycol ethers, Propargyl alcohol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 38,553 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 07105TRYCHONEAV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8

  18. Lts Corp Lohmann Therapy Systems @ W Essex Ind Pk, Caldwell

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000867642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8

  19. Chem Fleur Division Of Firmenich, Newark

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006175370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.9

  20. Constant Services Inc, Fairfield

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone. Reports carcinogens. 15,050 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 07006CNSTN17COM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.7

  21. Shell Oil Products Us Newark Terminal, Newark

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,774 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 07105NWRKT909DE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.7

  22. Passaic Valley Sewer Comm, Newark

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000761293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  23. Energy Transfer - Newark Terminal, Newark

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000863708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  24. Parkway Generation Operating Llc - Essex Generating Station, Newark

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $28,988.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001530898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  25. Newark Bay Cogeneration Pship Lp, Newark

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $675.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001539050 (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 Essex 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 Essex 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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