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Douglas County, Oregon: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Douglas County is 175.4 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 598 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (243), Rail grade crossing (173), Gas station (mapped facility) (59). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 43.3227, -122.8894.

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 Douglas County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	26.8	16.4	1.63xSignificant	17 to 40.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	6	3.7	1.62xSignificant	4.6 to 7.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.6	4.8	1.58xSignificant	6 to 9.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3.1	2	1.55x	1.9 to 4.7	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.6	4.1	1.37xSignificant	4.3 to 7.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39	30.2	1.29xSignificant	35.2 to 43.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.7	4.6	1.24x	4.2 to 7.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	175.4	143.2	1.22xSignificant	167 to 184.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	4.8 to 8.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.4	6.6	1.12x	5.8 to 9.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.8	23.8	1.08x	22.3 to 29.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.6	3.4	1.06x	2.4 to 5.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.9	11.3	1.05x	9.8 to 14.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.3	18.7	0.98x	15.7 to 21.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.8	13.9	0.92x	10.5 to 15.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	47.5	51.8	0.92x	43.1 to 52.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.9	17.9	0.89x	13.1 to 19.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.6	8.7	0.87x	5.9 to 9.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.3	13	0.87x	8.5 to 14.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	389.3	453.4	0.86x	375.4 to 403.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.2	18.5	0.77x	11.8 to 17.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.7	6.2	0.76x	3.1 to 6.8	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	1.9	2.7	0.7x	1.1 to 3.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	2.9	4.4	0.66x	1.9 to 4.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	3.8	6.6	0.58x	2.6 to 5.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	6.1	14.5	0.42x	4.4 to 8.3	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 Douglas County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,750	9,842.6	+9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.5	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	41.5	59.8	-31%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.4	6.2	-13%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	120.1	96.9	+24%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	29.5	28.6	+3%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde21.62 per million
Naphthalene5.53 per million
Acetaldehyde3.32 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit243
Rail grade crossing173
Gas station (mapped facility)59
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)16
Public airport15
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)15
Major air pollution source14
TRI reporting facility12
Small hazardous waste generator11
Hydroelectric plant9
Brownfield property8
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Biomass power plant4
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Heliport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Formosa Mine, Riddle
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID ORN001002616 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Roseburg Forest Products Co., Dillard
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043809028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.2
Roseburg Forest Products Dillard Complex, Dillard
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Formaldehyde, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 508,221 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97470RSBRGHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Riddle Plywood #4, Riddle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Manganese compounds, Acetaldehyde, Lead And Lead Compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 269,321 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97469RSBRGCOWCR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Roseburg Forest Products Co-Ewp Facility, Riddle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Phenol, Lead compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 127,223 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97469RSBRGCWCRE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Orenco Systems Inc - Winchester Facility, Roseburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 105,222 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97470SMRNB133WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Orenco Systems Inc - Sutherlin Facility, Sutherlin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 44,123 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97479RNCSY814AI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility, Roseburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Dicyclopentadiene. Reports carcinogens. 32,857 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97470LCNCB867NB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Fcc Commercial Furniture Inc., Roseburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 17,283 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97470FCCCM8452O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Fcc Commercial Furniture, Roseburg
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000824243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc, Winston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper compounds. Reports carcinogens. 1,485 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97496HVRTR33DIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Roseburg Forest Products Co., Dillard
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043809028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Riddle Plywood #4, Riddle
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060815122 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Douglas County Forest Products, Roseburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 20,492 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9747WDGLSC398DE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Ewp Facility, Riddle
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009155298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Orenco Systems Inc, Sutherlin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002149577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Orenco Systems Inc - North Bank Facility, Roseburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069573811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Roseburg Forest Products Co., Dillard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043809028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Douglas County, Inc. Dba Douglas County Forest Products, Winchester
Major air pollution source. Penalties $207,496.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058164533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Roseburg, Roseburg
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006114294 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Riddle Laminators And Co-Gen Ii, Riddle
Major air pollution source. Penalties $49,948.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014205528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Orenco Systems 2, Roseburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Yoncalla Wtp, Yoncalla
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,043.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039739423 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Roseburg Forest Products Co., Dillard
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043809028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Douglas County, Inc. Dba Douglas County Forest Products, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $207,496.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058164533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5

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 Douglas 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 Douglas 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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