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Curry County, Oregon: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Curry County is 171 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 90 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (60), Gas station (mapped facility) (10), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (7). 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: 42.4748, -124.2124.

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 Curry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.2	3.7	1.68xSignificant	3.8 to 11.2	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.7	4.1	1.63x	4.1 to 12	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8.2	5.7	1.44x	4.7 to 14.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.6	4.8	1.38x	3.9 to 11.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.7	4.6	1.24x	3.4 to 10.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	171	143.2	1.19xSignificant	154.7 to 189.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.4	30.2	1.11x	26.9 to 42.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.2	17.9	0.96x	11.5 to 25.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.6	11.3	0.94x	6.8 to 17.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16	18.7	0.86x	11.4 to 23.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.3	51.8	0.86x	36.8 to 54	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.8	18.5	0.85x	10.1 to 24.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.4	8.7	0.85x	4.2 to 13.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.4	6.6	0.82x	2.6 to 11.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.4	23.8	0.82x	12.2 to 29.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	366	453.4	0.81x	337.7 to 396.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.4	14.5	0.79x	6.4 to 19.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	9.7	13.9	0.7x	6.4 to 15.7	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 Curry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,472.8	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.9	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	141.8	96.9	+46%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	55.3	28.6	+93%	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.

Formaldehyde10.67 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.5 per million
Naphthalene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit60
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Public airport3
Brownfield property2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
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.

Pacific Wood Laminates Inc, Brookings
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds. 852 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9741WPCFCW819RA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Pacific Wood Laminates, Brookings
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058204018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
South Coast Lumber Co, Brookings
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 528 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9741WSTHCS17345 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Port Orford Stp, Port Orford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016656055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
South Coast Lumber, Llc, Brookings
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001654549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Pacific Seafood - Brookings, Llc, Brookings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $142,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071359136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Brookings Wwtp, Brookings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006618142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pacific Wood Laminates, Brookings
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058204018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Gold Beach Wtp, Gold Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006697869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Langlois Water District Wtp, Langlois
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009818947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Pacific Wood Laminates, Brookings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058204018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Port Of Port Orford Creosote Building, Port Orford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967146 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Western States Cooperative Plywood Mill, Port Orford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984277 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Port Orford Water Treatment Plant, Port Orford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013266278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wedderburn Site, Gold Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069580313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Pacific High School, Port Orford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009156171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Gold Beach Muni, Gold Beach
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4S1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cape Blanco State, Sixes
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5S6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Brookings, Brookings
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BOK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/14346385 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Gold Beach Stp, Gold Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004784528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Port Of Port Orford, Port Orford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004815424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Rainbow Rock Stp, Brookings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006696138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Roto-Rooter Of Curry County, Brookings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069575034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Metcalf Sawmill Products, Gold Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071096756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Curry 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 Curry 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.

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