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Franklin County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 177.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Leukemia deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 241 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (105), Rail grade crossing (24), Air permit holder (minor source) (23). 4 correctional facilities operate 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: 44.5606, -74.2576.

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 Franklin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.4	3.7	1.73xSignificant	3.9 to 10.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.8	4.6	1.7xSignificant	5 to 11.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	9.3	5.7	1.63xSignificant	6.2 to 13.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.2	3.4	1.53x	3 to 8.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.1	30.2	1.43xSignificant	36.3 to 51	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.2	51.8	1.39xSignificant	63.4 to 82.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	9.1	6.6	1.38x	6.1 to 13.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.4	14.5	1.34xSignificant	14.6 to 25.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24	18.7	1.28xSignificant	19 to 30.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.6	4.4	1.27x	3.2 to 9.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	177.8	143.2	1.24xSignificant	163.3 to 193.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.7	8.7	1.23x	7.5 to 15.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	501.6	453.4	1.11xSignificant	476.5 to 527.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20	18.5	1.08x	15.2 to 26	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15	13.9	1.08x	10.9 to 20.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.3	17.9	1.08x	14.9 to 24.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.6	23.8	0.99x	18.3 to 30.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.3	11.3	0.91x	7.1 to 14.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.7	6.6	0.86x	3.5 to 9.1	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	6.9	13	0.53x	4 to 11.1	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 Franklin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,951.3	9,842.6	-19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.3	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	44.7	59.8	-25%	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	61	96.9	-37%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.5	28.6	-32%	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.

Formaldehyde10.51 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.13 per million
Benzene0.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit105
Rail grade crossing24
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Large hazardous waste generator20
Brownfield property19
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Small hazardous waste generator6
Hydroelectric plant5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Correctional facility (prison or jail)4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Commercial airport2
Solar power plant2
Wind power plant2
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

York Oil Co., Moira
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 47.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NYD000511733 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Brainardsville Sd#1 Wwtp, Brainardsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009150934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Chateaugay (V) Wwtp, Chateaugay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039982294 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Malone (V) Wwtp, Malone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,925.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064580555 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
St Regis Falls Wwtp, Saint Regis Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $47,371.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019448356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Adirondack Rgnl, Saranac Lake
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID SLK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Paul Smiths College, Paul Smiths
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,390.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019737249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Stark'S Gravel Co., Constable
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071510368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
St Regis Mohawk Tribe Wwtp, Akwesasne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010604444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Franklin County Regional Landfill, Constable
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013983886 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Agri-Mark Inc - Mccadam Plant, Chateaugay
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492119 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Agri-Mark Inc Mccadam Plant, Chateaugay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nonylphenol Ethoxylates. 55 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 12920MCCDM23COL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.3
Franklin County Regional Landfill, Constable
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110013983886 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Reenergy Chateaugay Llc, Chateaugay
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006097801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Reenergy Chateaugay Llc, Chateaugay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006097801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (Drinking Wtp), Akwesasne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013717610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Malone Ready Mix Plant, Malone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070503949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Reenergy Chateaugay Llc, Chateaugay
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110006097801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Tupper Lake (V) Wpcp, Tupper Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006621511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
High Street Wwtp, Fort Covington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006659981 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Adirondack Fish Culture Sta, Saranac Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006702087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Westville Facility, Constable
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030922456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Malone Quarry, North Bangor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070099841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Frogtown Speedway, Hogansburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974598 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Broken Arrow, Hogansburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974599 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

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

Franklin Correctional Facility, Malone
EPA FRS registry ID
110019619741
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Bare Hill Correctional Facility, Malone
EPA FRS registry ID
110064221916
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
47266 Upstate Correctional Facility, Malone
EPA FRS registry ID
110072110067
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report
Provide Parking Lot Upstate Correctional Facility, Malone
EPA FRS registry ID
110072250023
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Franklin 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 Franklin 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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