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Benton County, Oregon: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Benton County is 119.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 357 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (139), Rail grade crossing (111), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (28). 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: 44.4981, -123.4047.

How this county ranks in Oregon

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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 Benton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.1	4.4	1.39x	4.2 to 8.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.8	5.7	1.02x	3.9 to 8.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.1	18.7	0.97x	14.8 to 22.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.8	11.3	0.96x	8.3 to 13.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.1	4.8	0.85x	2.6 to 6.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	119.9	143.2	0.84x	111 to 129.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.8	17.9	0.83x	11.5 to 18.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.8	3.4	0.82x	1.6 to 4.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5	6.2	0.81x	3.2 to 7.5	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	3.3	4.1	0.8x	2 to 5.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11.6	14.5	0.8x	8.7 to 15.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.8	13.9	0.78x	8.3 to 14	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.2	30.2	0.77x	19.6 to 27.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	315.9	453.4	0.7x	300.7 to 331.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9	13	0.69x	6.4 to 12.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.1	23.8	0.68x	12.7 to 20.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.6	8.7	0.64x	3.9 to 7.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	11.9	18.5	0.64x	9.1 to 15.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	2.9	4.6	0.63x	1.6 to 4.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	3.7	6.6	0.56x	2.4 to 5.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	26.8	51.8	0.52x	22.8 to 31.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	3.4	6.6	0.52x	1.9 to 5.6	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 Benton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	4,158	9,842.6	-58%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	82.4	75.3	+9%	years
Child mortality	19.1	59.8	-68%	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	57.2	96.9	-41%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	11.9	28.6	-59%	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.

Formaldehyde17.28 per million
Naphthalene3.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde2.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit139
Rail grade crossing111
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)28
Gas station (mapped facility)17
Brownfield property14
Public airport9
Small hazardous waste generator5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Large hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility4
Major air pollution source3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Commercial airport1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

United Chrome Products, Inc., Corvallis
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.1. NPL Site.
EPA site ID ORD009043001 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Hollingsworth And Vose Fiber Company, Corvallis
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Hollingsworth And Vose Fiber Company, Corvallis
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Green & White, Corvallis
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds. 5,453 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9933WGRNWH2854P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Hollingsworth And Vose Fiber Company, Corvallis
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hollingsworth & Vose Fiber Co, Corvallis
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Zinc compounds. 1,781 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97333VNTGL1551S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Green And White Rock Products, Corvallis
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001654031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Hp Computing And Printing, Inc., Corvallis
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Inpria Corporation, Corvallis
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070244861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Interfor Philomath Div, Philomath
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97370GRGPC24808 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Hollingsworth And Vose Fiber Company, Corvallis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Coffin Butte Landfill, Corvallis
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004808423 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hp Computing And Printing, Inc., Corvallis
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Oregon Rubber Mills, Corvallis
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hollingsworth And Vose Fiber Company, Corvallis
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Coffin Butte Landfill, Corvallis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004808423 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Coffin Butte Landfill Gas Generation Project, Corvallis
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067387802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Philomath Sawmill, Llc, Philomath
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071399468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oregon State University, Corvallis
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007738270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Marys River Lumber, Philomath
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014238226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Corvallis Wastewater Reclamation Facility, Corvallis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016653450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Philomath Wtp, Philomath
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069603539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Oregon State University Energy Center, Corvallis
Gas power plant.
Record ID 57653 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Benton Auto Wreckers, Corvallis
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004800314 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Adair Village, City Of, Adair Village
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038747210 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Benton County

Oregon 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 Benton County, and their findings.
Oregon vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Oregon health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Oregon 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.
Oregon 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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