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Wyoming County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wyoming County is 155 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 340 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (124), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (117), Air permit holder (minor source) (24). 3 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: 42.6965, -78.2098.

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 Wyoming County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	7.2	4.6	1.57x	4.4 to 11.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	28.1	18.7	1.5xSignificant	22.1 to 35.4	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.8	4.1	1.41x	3.3 to 9.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33	23.8	1.39xSignificant	26.3 to 41	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.1	18.5	1.3x	18.5 to 31.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.7	14.5	1.29x	13.8 to 25	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.7	30.2	1.22x	30.2 to 44.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.7	5.7	1.18x	3.8 to 11	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.8	51.8	1.15x	51.4 to 69.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	521.8	453.4	1.15xSignificant	494.7 to 550.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.6	13.9	1.12x	11.2 to 21.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	155	143.2	1.08x	140.6 to 170.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.1	11.3	1.07x	8.3 to 17.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.6	17.9	1.04x	13.7 to 24.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.7	8.7	0.77x	4 to 10.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.9	13	0.68x	5.4 to 13.8	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 Wyoming County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,544.6	9,842.6	-34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.1	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	31	59.8	-48%	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	67.1	96.9	-31%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.1	28.6	-30%	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.

Formaldehyde12.17 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.14 per million
Benzene0.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing124
NPDES wastewater discharge permit117
Air permit holder (minor source)24
Small hazardous waste generator14
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Large hazardous waste generator11
Public airport7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Wind power plant5
TRI reporting facility4
Correctional facility (prison or jail)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Griffith Energy - Pearl Creek, Wyoming
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 838 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 14591GRFFT583PA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Breezyhill Dairy, Strykersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070670646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Prestolite Electric Inc, Arcade
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000326362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Prestolite Electric Inc, Arcade
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 11 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 14009PRSTL400WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Kent Nutrition Group Inc, Arcade
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Selenium compounds, Copper compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 14009BLSLF50WIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Tpi Arcade Llc, Arcade
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 9 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1400WTPRCD7888R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Morton Salt, Silver Springs
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000838782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Gold Star Feed & Grain - Strykersville, Strykersville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028107885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing Inc., Arcade
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 1400WSTLBR7869R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Arcade (V) Stp, Arcade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000735018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dumbleton Used Auto Parts, Inc., Pavilion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030923142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tpi Arcade, Llc, Arcade
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013313949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Hillcrest Industries Inc, Attica
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001587569 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Perry (V) Wwtp, Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009829427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ny Doc Attica / Wyoming Correctional Facilities, Attica
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021747822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ny Doc Attica / Wyoming Correctional Facilities, Attica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021747822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Api Heat Transfer Inc, Arcade
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020515432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing, Inc., Arcade
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070525555 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Morton Salt, Silver Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000838782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ny Doc Attica / Wyoming Correctional Facilities, Attica
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110021747822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Kent Nutrtion Group, Arcade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000326353 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Indeck Silver Springs Energy Center, Silver Springs
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001587603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Markin Tubing, Wyoming
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009827713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Silver Lake Marine, Silver Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019419565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Attica Package Co. Inc., Attica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071546621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

Correctional facilities

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

Ny Doc Attica / Wyoming Correctional Facilities, Attica
EPA FRS registry ID
110021747822
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report
Wyoming Correctional Facility, Attica
EPA FRS registry ID
110064189863
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report
Attica Correctional Facility, Attica
EPA FRS registry ID
110072110359
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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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