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Chenango County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Chenango County is 156.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 354 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (141), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (86), Large hazardous waste generator (32). 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: 42.4704, -75.6348.

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 Chenango County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	24.5	13	1.88xSignificant	18.3 to 32.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.5	6.2	1.53x	6.1 to 14.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	26.9	18.7	1.44xSignificant	21.7 to 33.2	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.9	4.4	1.34x	3.5 to 9.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.6	14.5	1.28x	13.9 to 24.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.2	51.8	1.26xSignificant	57.1 to 74.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.7	30.2	1.18x	29.8 to 42.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.7	5.7	1.18x	4.1 to 10.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.4	23.8	1.11x	20.6 to 33.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156.5	143.2	1.09xSignificant	143.6 to 170.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	492.7	453.4	1.09xSignificant	468.2 to 518.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.2	11.3	1.08x	8.8 to 16.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.9	3.7	1.05x	2.2 to 6.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.2	13.9	1.02x	10.5 to 19	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.6	4.6	1x	2.6 to 7.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	13.6 to 23.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.2	6.6	0.94x	4 to 9.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.8	8.7	0.9x	5.2 to 11.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.4	17.9	0.8x	10.7 to 19.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.1	6.6	0.77x	2.9 to 8.4	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 Chenango County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,172.2	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	47.7	59.8	-20%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7	6.2	+13%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	83.6	96.9	-14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	42.2	28.6	+48%	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.

Formaldehyde11.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Benzene1.59 per million
Acetaldehyde1.26 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing141
NPDES wastewater discharge permit86
Large hazardous waste generator32
Air permit holder (minor source)29
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Small hazardous waste generator16
TRI reporting facility6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Solvent Savers, Lincklaen
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NYD980421176 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Kerry Bio-Science, Norwich
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006097375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Kerry Inc, Norwich
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Toluene, Ammonia. 471,176 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 13815SHFFLWOODS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
The Raymond Corp, Greene
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead, Chromium, Copper and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,940 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 13778THRYMWHEEL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Norwich (C) Stp, Norwich
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040042842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Chobani Llc., New Berlin, Ny, New Berlin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000823253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Chobani, New Berlin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 15,653 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 13466KRFTNCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Greene Technologies Inc, Greene
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008087738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Chobani Corporate Campus, Norwich
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063880947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Kerry Bio-Science, Norwich
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006097375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Wilkinson Salvage Llc, South New Berlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032603270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Kevin And Francine Davis, Norwich
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $26,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071447421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Unison Industries, Norwich
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 6 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 13815SMMNDNORWI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Kerry Bio-Science, Norwich
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006097375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Kerry Bio-Science, Norwich
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006097375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Raymond Corp, Greene
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038171616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sherburne (V) Stp, Sherburne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009149411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oxford (V) Stp, Oxford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009826572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bainbridge - V Stp, Bainbridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009828776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Greene (V) Wwtp, Greene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009829481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Otsego Auto Crushers, Norwich
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019767064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Baillie Lumber Co. - Smyrna Yard, Smyrna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064233495 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southern Tier Pet Nutrition Llc., Sherburne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070832643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Standard Printed Circuits Inc, Sherburne
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000880128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Greene Technologies Inc, Greene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007154505 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3

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 Chenango 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 Chenango 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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