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Montgomery County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montgomery County is 163.3 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Bladder deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 334 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (80), Air permit holder (minor source) (59), Rail grade crossing (49). One correctional facility operates 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: 42.9096, -74.4201.

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 Montgomery County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.9	3.7	1.86xSignificant	4.4 to 10.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	34.4	18.7	1.84xSignificant	28.4 to 41.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	7.9	4.6	1.72xSignificant	5.3 to 11.6	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	6.7	4.1	1.63xSignificant	4.3 to 10.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	23.6	14.5	1.63xSignificant	18.5 to 29.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.4	51.8	1.49xSignificant	68.4 to 87.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8.1	5.7	1.42x	5.2 to 12.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.8	30.2	1.35xSignificant	34.4 to 48.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6	4.8	1.25x	3.8 to 9.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.5	18.5	1.22x	17.8 to 28.2	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.5	6.2	1.21x	4.6 to 11.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	9.6 to 18	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	520	453.4	1.15xSignificant	495.1 to 545.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.9	13.9	1.14x	11.9 to 21	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	163.3	143.2	1.14xSignificant	150 to 177.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.8	8.7	1.13x	6.7 to 14	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.4	17.9	1.03x	13.9 to 24	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6	6.6	0.91x	3.7 to 9.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.6	23.8	0.87x	15.8 to 26.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.7	6.6	0.86x	3.5 to 9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.8	13	0.75x	6.3 to 14.5	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 Montgomery County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,218.6	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.2	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	64.4	59.8	+8%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.7	6.2	+24%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	66.8	96.9	-31%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.9	28.6	-27%	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.

Formaldehyde13.25 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.55 per million
Benzene1.3 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit80
Air permit holder (minor source)59
Rail grade crossing49
Large hazardous waste generator40
Small hazardous waste generator36
Gas station (mapped facility)29
Public airport9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Solar power plant3
TRI reporting facility3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Keymark Corp, Fonda
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007999194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Keymark Corp, Fonda
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 109,561 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 12068KYMRKRTE33 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Keymark Corp, Fonda
Major air pollution source. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007999194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Fonda - Fultonville Joint Wwtp, Fonda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000735116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Canajoharie (V) Wwtp, Canajoharie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002345203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Amsterdam Printing & Litho, Amsterdam
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 4,697 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 12010MSTRDWALLI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Keymark Corp, Fonda
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007999194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Keymark Corp, Fonda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007999194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Amsterdam Printing & Litho, Amsterdam
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000324131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
St Johnsville (V) Wwtp, Saint Johnsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006621478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Keymark Corp, Fonda
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007999194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Montgomery Co Sd#1 Stp, Nelliston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009827072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Amsterdam (C) Wwtp, Amsterdam
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002344703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Pct- A Division Of The Gund Company, Amsterdam
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004554697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Montgomery County Sewer District #1, Fort Plain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,312.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070709606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Cranesville Quarry, Amsterdam
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030921377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Capstone Center For Rehab And Nursing, Amsterdam
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019309363 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hero Beech-Nut Nutrition Mfg Plant, Amsterdam
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046278844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
The Gund Co, Amsterdam
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: p-Xylene. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1201WTHGND2WALL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.8
Power Pallet Inc, Amsterdam
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,140.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000582432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Power Pallet Inc, Amsterdam
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,140.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000582432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Target T3802, Amsterdam
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022817424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Arkell & Smith Sack Co., Canajoharie
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067349033 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Medical Linen System, Saint Johnsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976467 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
N. Division St, Saint Johnsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976468 (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.

Montgomery County Correctional Facility, Fonda
EPA FRS registry ID
110033162618
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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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