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Allegany County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Allegany County is 159.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 330 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (102), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (82), Large hazardous waste generator (47). 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: 42.2521, -78.0238.

How this county ranks in New York

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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 Allegany County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	28	18.7	1.5xSignificant	22.3 to 34.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.5	30.2	1.31xSignificant	33.1 to 46.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.6	51.8	1.29xSignificant	58.2 to 76.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.9	4.8	1.23x	3.5 to 9.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.8	11.3	1.22x	10 to 18.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.4	6.2	1.19x	4.5 to 11.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.8	18.5	1.12x	15.9 to 26.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	159.4	143.2	1.11xSignificant	145.6 to 174.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.1	14.5	1.11x	11.8 to 21.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.6	23.8	1.08x	19.5 to 32.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	485	453.4	1.07xSignificant	459.6 to 511.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18	17.9	1.01x	13.5 to 23.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.4	13.9	0.96x	9.8 to 18.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.5	13	0.96x	7.9 to 18.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.9	6.6	0.89x	3.3 to 9.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5	5.7	0.88x	2.8 to 8.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.6	8.7	0.64x	3.3 to 9.2	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 Allegany County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,270.8	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.8	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	33.5	59.8	-44%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	72.8	96.9	-25%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.8	28.6	-34%	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.

Formaldehyde11.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.11 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing102
NPDES wastewater discharge permit82
Large hazardous waste generator47
Air permit holder (minor source)24
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Small hazardous waste generator17
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Brownfield property6
Major air pollution source4
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Solar power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric plant1
Gas power 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.

Sinclair Refinery, Wellsville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 53.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NYD980535215 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Friendship Dairies Llc, Friendship
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019220573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.1
Arvos Ljungstrom Llc, Wellsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Manganese, Chromium, Nickel and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 16,084 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 14895BBRPRANDOV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Saputo Cheese Usa Inc., Friendship
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 250,663 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 14739FRNDSCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Empire Cheese, Cuba
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 138,637 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 14727MPRCH4520H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Arvos Inc, Wellsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002095027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Empire Cheese, Cuba
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $6,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019170877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Alfred Wastewater Treatment Plant, Alfred
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019780502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Wellsville (V) Wwtp, Wellsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,390.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040009807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Bolivar (V) Wwtf, Bolivar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019597729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Canaseraga (V) Wwtf, Canaseraga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,380.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022424848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hume (T) Stp, Fillmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009826117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cuba (V) Wwtf, Cuba
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009829258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hyland Landfill, Angelica
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019781814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Howbill Auto Parts, Inc., Belmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019795435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hyland Landfill, Angelica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019781814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Houghton Sd Wwtf, Houghton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009829114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Empire Cheese, Cuba
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019170877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Friendship Dairies Llc, Friendship
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019220573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Allegany Generating Station, Fillmore
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001599789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Belmont (V) Wwtf, Belmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009828669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hyland Landfill, Angelica
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019781814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Nfg-Beech Hill Station, Wellsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028241739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
National Fuel Gas-Independence Station, Andover
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042010061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Empire Cheese, Cuba
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $6,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019170877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3

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 Allegany County

New York 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 Allegany County, and their findings.
New York 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 York health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
New York 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 York 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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