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Sussex County, New Jersey: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sussex County is 146.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 613 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (325), Air permit holder (minor source) (96), Gas station (mapped facility) (54). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 41.1277, -74.7018.

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 Sussex County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
LeukemiaNew cases21.714.51.5xSignificant18.7 to 25.12019-2023
BladderNew cases27.818.71.49xSignificant24.5 to 31.42019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases23.616.41.44x15.5 to 34.42019-2023
BladderDeaths5.74.11.39xSignificant4.2 to 7.52020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases30.123.81.26xSignificant26.6 to 342019-2023
ThyroidNew cases16.4131.26xSignificant13.6 to 19.72019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths5.54.41.25x4 to 7.32020-2024
PancreasNew cases16.813.91.21xSignificant14.2 to 19.72019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.84.81.21x4.3 to 7.62020-2024
PancreasDeaths13.511.31.19x11.2 to 16.22020-2024
All cancerNew cases527.9453.41.16xSignificant513.1 to 543.12019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths6.45.71.12x4.8 to 8.32020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases20.618.51.11x17.7 to 23.82019-2023
StomachDeaths2.92.71.07x1.9 to 4.32020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.66.21.06x4.9 to 8.62019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases54.151.81.04x49.6 to 58.92019-2023
All cancerDeaths146.8143.21.03x139 to 154.82020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases1817.91.01x15.4 to 20.92019-2023
Melanoma of the skinDeaths221x1.2 to 3.32020-2024
EsophagusNew cases4.54.60.98x3.3 to 62019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths28.830.20.95x25.5 to 32.42020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases8.28.70.94x6.5 to 10.32019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths3.23.40.94x2.1 to 4.62020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths5.66.60.85x4.2 to 7.32020-2024
EsophagusDeaths3.13.70.84x2.1 to 4.52020-2024
StomachNew cases56.60.76x3.7 to 6.72019-2023

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 Sussex County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death6,516.39,842.6-34%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy78.475.3+4%years
Child mortality40.159.8-33%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality3.56.2-44%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths67.696.9-30%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths29.728.6+4%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.

  • Formaldehyde15.38 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.49 per million
  • Benzene1.38 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit325
  • Air permit holder (minor source)96
  • Gas station (mapped facility)54
  • Rail grade crossing38
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)25
  • Small hazardous waste generator20
  • Large hazardous waste generator14
  • Heliport7
  • Solar power plant7
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
  • Hazardous waste transporter3
  • Superfund (NPL) site3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter2
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Landfill (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.

  1. Metaltec/Aerosystems, Franklin Borough

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 49. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD002517472 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. A. O. Polymer, Sparta Township

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 28.9. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NJD030253355 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  3. Mansfield Trail Dump, Byram

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

    EPA site ID NJN000206345 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  4. Diamond Sand And Gravel, Sparta

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110015211466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.2

  5. Superior Carriers Inc , Sparta

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $23,200.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046519415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  6. Cosmed Of New Jersey, Franklin

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene oxide. Reports carcinogens. 647 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0741WCSMDF19PAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  7. Accurate Forming, Hamburg

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000319940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  8. Sussex Cnty Mua Upper Wallkill Valley Water Pollution Control Facility, Hamburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000915662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  9. Newton Town Dpw, Newton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010602482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  10. Long Pond School Wwtf, Newton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006706608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  11. Superior Carriers Inc , Sparta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $23,200.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046519415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  12. Grinnell Concrete Pavingstones, Inc., Sparta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,200.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110057326807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  13. Lounsberry Hollow Middle Sch Stp, Vernon Twp

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070213462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  14. Weldon Quarry Co Llc, Hopatcong Boro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $250,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070213800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  15. Diamond Sand & Gravel Inc., Sparta

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens. 11 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0787WDMNDS33DEM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.3

  16. Superior Carriers Inc , Sparta

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $23,200.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046519415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  17. Grinnell Concrete Pavingstones, Inc., Sparta

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,200.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110057326807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  18. Cosmed Of New Jersey, Franklin

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070557911 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.6

  19. Pavestone Cst - Branchville Nj Plant, Branchville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 0782WPVSTN21RID (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  20. Accurate Forming, Hamburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000319940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  21. Ames Rubber Corp. Wantage Plant, Sussex

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000581898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  22. Ames Rubber Corp. Wantage Plant, Sussex

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000581898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co, Wantage Twp

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001981829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  24. Sparta Twp Sparta Plaza Wtp, Sparta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004120406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  25. Lake Mohawk Marina, Sparta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004238548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

Correctional facilities

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

  • Sussex Cnty Juvenile Detention Center @ Homstead Complex, Frankford Twp

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110031603290
    Wastewater permit
    Yes

    EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Sussex 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 Sussex 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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