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Passaic County, New Jersey: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Passaic County is 121.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Stomach deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,389 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (398), Air permit holder (minor source) (380), Small hazardous waste generator (140). 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: 41.0116, -74.3083.

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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 Passaic County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	New cases	10.2	6.6	1.55xSignificant	9.1 to 11.4	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	4	2.7	1.48xSignificant	3.3 to 4.7	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	15.7	13	1.21xSignificant	14.2 to 17.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.5	13.9	1.12xSignificant	14.1 to 17	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.2	18.5	1.09xSignificant	18.6 to 21.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.7	6.2	1.08x	5.7 to 7.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.3	18.7	1.03x	17.7 to 20.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.8	14.5	1.02x	13.5 to 16.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	459.4	453.4	1.01x	451.7 to 467.2	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	16.5	16.4	1.01x	13.2 to 20.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.3	11.3	1x	10.2 to 12.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.3	8.7	0.95x	7.4 to 9.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.6	17.9	0.87x	14.2 to 17.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4.9	5.7	0.86x	4.1 to 5.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	121.9	143.2	0.85x	118 to 125.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	42.3	51.8	0.82x	40.1 to 44.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.9	4.8	0.81x	3.2 to 4.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.3	6.6	0.8x	4.5 to 6.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.5	4.4	0.8x	2.9 to 4.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	3.5	4.6	0.76x	2.8 to 4.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	3	4.1	0.73x	2.4 to 3.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	21.8	30.2	0.72x	20.2 to 23.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	2.6	3.7	0.7x	2 to 3.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.3	2	0.65x	0.9 to 1.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.2	3.4	0.65x	1.7 to 2.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	12.4	23.8	0.52x	11.1 to 13.7	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 Passaic County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,211.5	9,842.6	-27%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.4	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	34.5	59.8	-42%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	3.7	6.2	-41%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	60	96.9	-38%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	29.2	28.6	+2%	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.

Formaldehyde17.52 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Benzene2.18 per million
Acetaldehyde1.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 364 days: 268 good, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 41, peak 115.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,389 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit398
Air permit holder (minor source)380
Small hazardous waste generator140
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)104
Gas station (mapped facility)88
Large hazardous waste generator86
Rail grade crossing65
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)29
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)25
TRI reporting facility20
Brownfield property14
Hazardous waste transporter9
Major air pollution source5
Heliport5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
EPA air quality monitor3
Public airport2
Hydroelectric plant2
Gas power plant2
Solar power plant2
Airfield1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Oil-fired power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Ringwood Mines/Landfill, Ringwood Borough
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 52.6. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980529739 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Safas Corporation, Clifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000318086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Crown Roll Leaf Inc., Paterson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Xylene (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 36,680 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07503CRWNR91ILL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Passaic Rubber Co Inc, Wayne
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $18,757.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000320028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Lamart Corp, Clifton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Lead, Tetrabromobisphenol A. Reports carcinogens. 17,098 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07011LMRTC16RIC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Swepco Tube Llc, Clifton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride, Nickel, Manganese and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 11,196 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07015SWPCT1CLIF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Crown Roll Leaf Inc, Paterson
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015094789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Advanced Biotech, Totowa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Formic acid. Reports carcinogens. 2,973 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0751WDVNCD1TAFT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Mane Usa, Wayne Twp
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004231171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Safas Corp, Clifton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 1,885 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07011SFSCR2ACKE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Wanaque Valley Rgnl Sewer Auth Treatment Plant, Wanaque
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000734563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Quality Metal Finishing Corp, Paterson
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000804434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc, Clifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014504811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Kirker Enterprises Inc, Paterson
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $128,860.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000320304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Microseal Inc, Paterson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 13,989 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07509CSTML932MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Fisk Alloy Wire Inc, Hawthorne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Ammonia, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 90 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07506FSKLL10THO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Passaic City Hall Complex, Passaic
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014761935 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Pompton Lakes Boro Mua, Pompton Lakes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023778955 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Township Of Wayne, Wayne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045603922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Thunder Mountain Trap & Skeet, Ringwood
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072089321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Allstate Orc, West Milford
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072172218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Pariser Industries Inc., Paterson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 4,884 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07503PRSRN91MIC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Arrow Shed Llc, Haskell
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Lead compounds. 2,545 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07420RRWGRTHIRD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Lamart Corp, Clifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000318077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Swepco Tube Llc, Clifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000318193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5

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 Passaic 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 Passaic 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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