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Warren County, New Jersey: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Warren County is 146.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 599 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (199), Air permit holder (minor source) (87), Gas station (mapped facility) (69). 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: 40.842, -74.9593.

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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 Warren County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
ThyroidNew cases21.8131.68xSignificant18.1 to 25.92019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases20.714.51.43xSignificant17.3 to 24.52019-2023
BladderDeaths5.44.11.32x3.9 to 7.42020-2024
EsophagusNew cases64.61.3x4.4 to 82019-2023
BladderNew cases22.518.71.2xSignificant19.3 to 26.22019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases60.151.81.16xSignificant54.9 to 65.82019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths5.14.41.16x3.5 to 7.22020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases27.423.81.15x23.7 to 31.52019-2023
Melanoma of the skinDeaths2.321.15x1.3 to 3.82020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths6.45.71.12x4.7 to 8.62020-2024
All cancerNew cases503453.41.11xSignificant486.7 to 519.72019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths7.26.61.09x5.5 to 9.42020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths32.430.21.07x28.6 to 36.72020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases9.38.71.07x7.2 to 11.82019-2023
All cancerDeaths146.6143.21.02x138.1 to 155.52020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.94.81.02x3.5 to 6.82020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases18.618.51.01x15.5 to 22.12019-2023
PancreasDeaths11.211.30.99x9 to 13.82020-2024
PancreasNew cases12.913.90.93x10.5 to 15.82019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths33.40.88x1.9 to 4.52020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases5.46.20.87x3.8 to 7.62019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases15.517.90.87x12.8 to 18.72019-2023
StomachNew cases5.76.60.86x4 to 82019-2023
EsophagusDeaths2.93.70.78x1.9 to 4.52020-2024

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 Warren County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death7,006.19,842.6-29%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy78.375.3+4%years
Child mortality4259.8-30%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality5.36.2-15%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths71.596.9-26%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths31.228.6+9%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.

  • Formaldehyde16.92 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.72 per million
  • Benzene1.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 360 days: 279 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 37, peak 105.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit199
  • Air permit holder (minor source)87
  • Gas station (mapped facility)69
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)67
  • Rail grade crossing42
  • Small hazardous waste generator32
  • Large hazardous waste generator29
  • Solar power plant11
  • Public airport8
  • Heliport7
  • Major air pollution source6
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)6
  • TRI reporting facility6
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter5
  • Hazardous waste transporter4
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
  • Landfill (mapped facility)2
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Airfield1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Battery storage plant1
  • Gas power plant1
  • Pumped storage plant1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1

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. Avantor Performance Materials, Phillipsburg

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $653,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000322311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Dsm Nutritional Products, Inc., Belvidere

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $168,375.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040963286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 10

  3. Pohatcong Valley Ground Water Contamination, Warren County

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

    EPA site ID NJD981179047 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  4. Avantor Performance Materials, Phillipsburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Methanol, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 411,926 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 08865JTBKR600NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.8

  5. Borealis Compounds Inc., Port Murray

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $453,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001538097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8

  6. Avantor Performance Materials, Phillipsburg

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $653,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000322311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  7. Warren County District Landfill, Oxford

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038100462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  8. Dsm Nutritional Products, Inc., Belvidere

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $168,375.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040963286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  9. Dsm Nutritional Products Llc, Belvidere

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Zinc compounds. 196,970 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 07823HFFMN206RO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.1

  10. Avantor Performance Materials, Phillipsburg

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $653,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000322311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  11. Avantor Performance Materials, Phillipsburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $653,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000322311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  12. Basf Corporation, Washington

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000581978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  13. Washington Boro Wwtp, Washington

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $223,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009839489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  14. Phillipsburg Town Stp, Phillipsburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035790864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  15. Warren County District Landfill, Oxford

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038100462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  16. Dsm Nutritional Products, Inc., Belvidere

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $168,375.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040963286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  17. M&M Mars Inc, Hackettstown

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000320714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  18. Warren County District Landfill, Oxford

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $2,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038100462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  19. Mcwane Ductile - New Jersey, Phillipsburg

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $248,832.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070921944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  20. M&M Mars Inc, Hackettstown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000320714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  21. James Alexander Corp, Blairstown

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009835474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  22. Mcwane Ductile-New Jersey, Phillipsburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 4,422 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 08865TLNTC183SI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.8

  23. M&M Mars Inc, Hackettstown

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000320714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  24. Bihler Of America Inc, Phillipsburg

    Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $10,875.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000763317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  25. Bihler Of America Inc, Phillipsburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,875.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000763317 (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 Warren 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 Warren 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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