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Clatsop County, Oregon: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clatsop County is 152.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 287 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (160), Rail grade crossing (59), Gas station (mapped facility) (23). 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: 46.0222, -123.644.

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 Clatsop County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	6.9	4.1	1.68xSignificant	4.2 to 10.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10	6.6	1.52xSignificant	6.7 to 14.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.7	6.2	1.4x	5.3 to 13.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.9	3.7	1.32x	2.7 to 8.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	3.5 to 9.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.2	18.7	1.24x	18.2 to 29.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.6	8.7	1.22x	7.2 to 15.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.3	13	1.18x	10.6 to 21.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.7	18.5	1.17x	16.5 to 28.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17	14.5	1.17x	12.3 to 23	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26	23.8	1.09x	20.3 to 32.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.8	4.4	1.09x	2.8 to 8.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.9	13.9	1.07x	10.9 to 20.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	484	453.4	1.07xSignificant	458.3 to 510.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	152.3	143.2	1.06x	138.9 to 166.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.3	11.3	1x	8 to 15.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.2	17.9	0.91x	11.4 to 22.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5	5.7	0.88x	2.9 to 8.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.1	30.2	0.86x	21 to 32.3	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.7	6.6	0.86x	3.3 to 9.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.2	51.8	0.85x	37.3 to 52.3	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 Clatsop County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,301.7	9,842.6	-5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	51.1	59.8	-14%	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	106.4	96.9	+10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.4	28.6	-4%	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.

Formaldehyde9.06 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.01 per million
Acetaldehyde1.3 per million
Naphthalene1.15 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit160
Rail grade crossing59
Gas station (mapped facility)23
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Brownfield property8
Heliport6
Small hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Proposed Superfund 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.

Georgia-Pacific Wauna Llc, Clatskanie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese compounds, Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,535,166 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97016JMSRVWAUNA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Wauna Mill, Clatskanie
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $10,907.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028051159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Astoria Marine Construction Company, Astoria
Proposed Superfund site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. Proposed NPL Site.
EPA site ID OR0002392793 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 8
Us Army National Guard Camp Rilea Ranges, Warrenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 6,450 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9714WCMPRL9124R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Astoria Stp, Astoria
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000723995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Seaside Wwtp, Seaside
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014263536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Bio-Oregon, Warrenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $104,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000487090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Wauna Mill, Clatskanie
Major air pollution source. Penalties $10,907.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028051159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Camp Rilea Military Reservation Usang, Warrenton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014227265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Wauna Mill, Clatskanie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,907.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028051159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Astoria Pacific Seafoods, Astoria
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,720.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030455727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Hampton Lumber Mills, Inc., Warrenton
Major air pollution source. Penalties $36,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000816831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Pacific Coast Seafoods, Warrenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014302398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wauna Mill, Clatskanie
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $10,907.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028051159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hampton Lumber Mills, Inc., Warrenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $36,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000816831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Fishhawk Fisheries, Inc., Astoria
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016647057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Youngs River Lewis And Clark Wd Wtp, Astoria
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013199528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Fishhawk Lake Recreation Club Stp, Clatskanie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070069924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wauna Mill, Clatskanie
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $10,907.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028051159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Warrenton Stp, Warrenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039739218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Alden Bailey Power Plant, Clatskanie
Gas power plant.
Record ID 56223 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Youngs Bay Landing, Astoria
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038702614 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Astoria, Astoria
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039533840 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Heritage Square, Astoria
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046368685 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Duane Street Annex, Astoria
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971809 (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.

Clatsop County Jail Replacement, Warrenton
EPA FRS registry ID
110071095935
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Clatsop 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 Clatsop 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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