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Fulton County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fulton County is 166.3 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 308 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (99), Brownfield property (53), Air permit holder (minor source) (45). 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: 43.1358, -74.4269.

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 Fulton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.6	3.7	1.78xSignificant	4.2 to 10.2	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.7	4.6	1.67xSignificant	5.1 to 11.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	10.8	6.6	1.64xSignificant	7.6 to 15	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	23.2	14.5	1.6xSignificant	18.4 to 29.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.7	51.8	1.58xSignificant	72.9 to 91.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8.3	5.7	1.46x	5.5 to 12	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.4	30.2	1.37xSignificant	35.3 to 48.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	24.5	18.7	1.31xSignificant	19.7 to 30.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.2	8.7	1.29x	8.1 to 15.2	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.8	6.2	1.26x	4.8 to 11.9	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.9	4.1	1.2x	3 to 7.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.7	4.8	1.19x	3.4 to 9.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	528.8	453.4	1.17xSignificant	505 to 553.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	166.3	143.2	1.16xSignificant	153.4 to 180.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.4	17.9	1.14x	15.7 to 26	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.8	13.9	1.14x	11.9 to 20.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.5	18.5	1.11x	16 to 26	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	8.5 to 15.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.3	4.4	0.98x	2.4 to 7.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.5	23.8	0.82x	14.9 to 25.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.3	6.6	0.8x	3.4 to 8.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10	13	0.77x	6.6 to 14.6	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 Fulton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,921.9	9,842.6	+1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	45.4	59.8	-24%	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	70.8	96.9	-27%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.3	28.6	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde12.52 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.43 per million
Benzene1.18 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit99
Brownfield property53
Air permit holder (minor source)45
Large hazardous waste generator23
Gas station (mapped facility)21
Small hazardous waste generator14
Solar power plant11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Public airport7
TRI reporting facility6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric plant1
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.

Johnstown City Landfill, Town Of Johnstown
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NYD980506927 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Benjamin Moore & Co Johnstown, Johnstown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Vinyl acetate, Triethylamine, Methyl methacrylate, Butyl acrylate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 107,093 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 12095BMCJHUNION (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Taylor Made Products Llc, Gloversville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 18,720 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1207WTYLRM16IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Benjamin Moore & Company, Johnstown, Ny Plant, Johnstown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000582478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Taylor Made Systems Ny, Gloversville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000808751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Fage Usa Dairy Industry Inc, Johnstown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 4,109 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1209WFGSDR1PPRT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
R H Crown Co Inc, Johnstown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000324300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Taylor Made Products, Gloversville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021076887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Taylor Made Products Llc, Gloversville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 2,544 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1207WTYLRM65HAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Gloversville-Johnstown Joint Wwtp, Johnstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012643416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Taylor Made Group Llc, Gloversville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001570096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
R H Crown Co Inc, Johnstown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 701 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 12095RHCRW100NM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Taylor Made Systems Ny, Gloversville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000808751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Milligan & Higgins, Johnstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000324275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fulton County Airport, Johnstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030924365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Taylor Made Systems, Gloversville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 1207WTYLRM93SUT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Fulton County Landfill, Johnstown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004513571 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Village Of Ft Johnson, Fort Johnson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,968.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070693845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tumble Forms Incorporated, Dolgeville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000325728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Benjamin Moore & Company, Johnstown, Ny Plant, Johnstown
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000582478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Deerfield Estate Mobile Home Park, Perth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019328324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Taylor Made Systems, Gloversville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
R H Crown Co Inc, Johnstown
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000324300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Fulton County Landfill, Johnstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004513571 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Fulton County Landfill, Johnstown
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004513571 (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 Fulton 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 Fulton 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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