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Greene County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greene County is 168.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 314 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (165), Large hazardous waste generator (30), Gas station (mapped facility) (24). 4 correctional facilities operate in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 42.28, -74.1318.

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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 Greene County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
EsophagusNew cases7.24.61.57xSignificant4.7 to 10.72019-2023
BladderNew cases28.118.71.5xSignificant23.1 to 34.22019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths6.44.41.45x3.8 to 10.32020-2024
BladderDeaths5.74.11.39x3.6 to 8.82020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases71.751.81.38xSignificant63.7 to 80.72019-2023
EsophagusDeaths5.13.71.38x3.1 to 8.32020-2024
PancreasDeaths15.111.31.34xSignificant11.5 to 19.92020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths39.830.21.32xSignificant33.9 to 46.62020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases24.318.51.31xSignificant19.4 to 30.22019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases1914.51.31x14.2 to 252019-2023
PancreasNew cases1813.91.29xSignificant14 to 23.12019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases7.66.21.23x4.7 to 11.72019-2023
All cancerDeaths168.5143.21.18xSignificant155.5 to 182.52020-2024
All cancerNew cases510.7453.41.13xSignificant486.6 to 535.82019-2023
StomachNew cases7.46.61.12x4.8 to 11.12019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases19.117.91.07x14.5 to 24.82019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths6.66.61x4.2 to 102020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.74.80.98x2.9 to 7.72020-2024
ThyroidNew cases12.4130.95x8.3 to 17.72019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases8.28.70.94x5.6 to 11.82019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases22.223.80.93x17.3 to 28.32019-2023

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 Greene County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,286.19,842.6-16%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy77.675.3+3%years
Child mortality42.959.8-28%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths8396.9-14%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths36.928.6+29%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.

  • Formaldehyde13.32 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.39 per million
  • Benzene1.15 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit165
  • Large hazardous waste generator30
  • Gas station (mapped facility)24
  • Rail grade crossing21
  • Air permit holder (minor source)20
  • Small hazardous waste generator13
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
  • Public airport7
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)4
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
  • Major air pollution source3
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Heliport2
  • Gas power plant2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Oil-fired power plant1
  • Solar 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.

  1. American Thermostat Co., South Cairo

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.6. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NYD002066330 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Culpeper Of Athens Llc, Athens

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,080.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000498337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  3. Coxsackie (V) Stp, Coxsackie

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $39,414.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110019244833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  4. Lehigh Northeast Cement Co - Cementon Facility, Catskill

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000884927 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.6

  5. Lehigh Northeast Cement Co - Cementon Facility, Catskill

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000884927 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  6. Nys Doccs Coxsackie Correctional Facility, West Coxsackie

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007383704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  7. Ducommun Aerostructures New York Inc., Coxsackie

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen fluoride. 3,470 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 12051DCMMN7STAC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.7

  8. Hunter Highlands Wwtp, Hunter

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $150,092.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009828044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  9. Ducommun Aerostructures New York, Inc., Coxsackie

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069208574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  10. Glaxosmithkline Llc, East Durham

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000582548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  11. Lehigh Northeast Cement Co - Cementon Facility, Catskill

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000884927 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  12. Ravena Plant, New Baltimore

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043263447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  13. Culpeper Of Athens Llc, Athens

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,080.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000498337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  14. Holcim (Us) Inc - Catskill Plant, Catskill

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000825705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  15. Potic Reservoir Wtp, Earlton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,799.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110015599574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  16. Athens Plant #60, Athens

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040440163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  17. County Waste & Recycling Service Inc., South Cairo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043262821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  18. Teator Shale Mine, Durham

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054122891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  19. Calvetta Auto Sales, Catskill

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070548833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  20. Peckham Materials Corp, Athens

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 12015PCKHMFOOTO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  21. South Cairo, Cairo

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 2485 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  22. Holcim (Us) Inc - Catskill Plant, Catskill

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000825705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  23. Holcim (Us) Inc - Catskill Plant, Catskill

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000825705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  24. New Athens Generating Company, Llc, Athens

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110019468057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  25. Nys Bridge Authority Ms4 Storm Sewers, Catskill

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037104013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

Correctional facilities

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

  • Nys Doccs Coxsackie Correctional Facility, West Coxsackie

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110007383704
    Water system
    NY1902012
    Health-based violations
    2 all time, 0 in 5 years
    All violations
    20
    Contaminants cited
    Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
    Wastewater permit
    None on record

    EPA detailed facility report

  • Greene County Jail, Catskill

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110039557798
    Wastewater permit
    None on record

    EPA detailed facility report

  • Nys Doccs Greene Correctional Facility, Coxsackie

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110059723795
    Wastewater permit
    Yes

    EPA detailed facility report

  • Coxsackie Correctional Facility, Coxsackie

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110072102308
    Wastewater permit
    Yes

    EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Greene 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 Greene 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.

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