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Rockland County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Rockland County is 107.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 882 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (334), Air permit holder (minor source) (248), Small hazardous waste generator (91). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 41.1606, -74.0575.

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 Rockland County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
ThyroidNew cases18.9131.45xSignificant16.8 to 21.22019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases2518.51.35xSignificant22.7 to 27.42019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases21.316.41.3xSignificant17.1 to 26.22019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases7.66.21.23xSignificant6.4 to 92019-2023
StomachDeaths3.32.71.22x2.5 to 4.22020-2024
StomachNew cases7.46.61.12x6.2 to 8.72019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases1614.51.1x14.2 to 182019-2023
PancreasNew cases1513.91.08x13.3 to 16.82019-2023
Melanoma of the skinDeaths2.121.05x1.6 to 2.92020-2024
All cancerNew cases472.5453.41.04xSignificant462.6 to 482.52019-2023
BladderNew cases19.418.71.04x17.5 to 21.42019-2023
PancreasDeaths11.211.30.99x9.8 to 12.72020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases17.417.90.97x15.6 to 19.42019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases20.623.80.87x18.5 to 22.72019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths4.85.70.84x3.8 to 5.92020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths3.74.40.84x2.9 to 4.62020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases4351.80.83x40.1 to 462019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths3.94.80.81x3.1 to 4.92020-2024
All cancerDeaths107.8143.20.75x103.3 to 112.52020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases6.28.70.71x5.2 to 7.42019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths20.430.20.68x18.5 to 22.52020-2024
EsophagusNew cases34.60.65x2.3 to 3.92019-2023
BladderDeaths2.44.10.59x1.8 to 3.22020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths3.86.60.58x3 to 4.82020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths1.53.40.44x1 to 2.12020-2024
EsophagusDeaths1.43.70.38x0.9 to 22020-2024

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 Rockland County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death5,422.69,842.6-45%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy8175.3+8%years
Child mortality33.959.8-43%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality3.16.2-51%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths48.196.9-50%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths17.628.6-38%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde16.69 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
  • Benzene1.89 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 312 good, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 37, peak 136.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit334
  • Air permit holder (minor source)248
  • Small hazardous waste generator91
  • Large hazardous waste generator66
  • Gas station (mapped facility)45
  • Rail grade crossing41
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
  • Major air pollution source8
  • Heliport6
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
  • Gas power plant4
  • Brownfield property3
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Oil-fired power plant2
  • Solar power plant2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Battery storage 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. Ramapo Landfill, Ramapo

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 44.7. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NYD000511493 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Bowline Generating Station, West Haverstraw

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, n-Hexane, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 178,793 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 10993BWLNPSAMSO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.5

  3. Nrg - Bowline Point Generating Station, West Haverstraw

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000582352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.1

  4. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pearl River

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000323070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  5. Suffern (V) Stp, Suffern

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,767.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006621496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  6. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pearl River

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000323070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  7. Orangetown Town Of Sewer Dept, Orangeburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006093431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  8. Linde Advanced Material Technologies, Orangeburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 29 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 10962MTRLSRTE30 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.6

  9. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pearl River

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000323070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  10. Nrg - Bowline Point Generating Station, West Haverstraw

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000582352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  11. Tappan Zee Marina, Piermont

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $650.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110019080705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  12. Pennybridge Marine Inc., Stony Point

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,950.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041253087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  13. U & A Construction Corporation, Orangeburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,800.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110019207017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  14. Us Polychemical Corporation, Spring Valley

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $39,800.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000323105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  15. Nrg - Bowline Point Generating Station, West Haverstraw

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000582352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  16. Rockland Co Sd#1 Wtp, Orangeburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110019497294 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  17. Srm - Nyack, Valley Cottage

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 1098WNYCKX2FRDP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.9

  18. Nice Pak Prods Inc, Orangeburg

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000809224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.9

  19. Professional Disposables International Inc., Orangeburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 122 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 10962NCPKP2NICE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.6

  20. Chromalloy New York, Orangeburg

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $12,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005987003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  21. Haverstraw Quarry And Asphalt Plant, Haverstraw

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009829784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  22. Sterling Recycling, Sloatsburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110019161823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Spring Valley Ms4 Storm Sewers, Clarkstown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110019181561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  24. Stony Point Ms4 Storm Sewers, Stony Point

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110019292709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  25. Rockland County Ms4 Storm Sewers, Pomona

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110019492832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

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 Rockland 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 Rockland 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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