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Lincoln County, Oregon: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lincoln County is 177.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 305 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (142), Rail grade crossing (68), Brownfield property (28). 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: 44.6641, -123.831.

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 Lincoln County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	New cases	11.1	6.2	1.79xSignificant	7.2 to 16.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	8.2	4.8	1.71xSignificant	5.6 to 12	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.7	4.1	1.39x	3.6 to 8.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.8	4.4	1.32x	3.4 to 9.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.3	3.4	1.26x	2.7 to 6.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.6	3.7	1.24x	3 to 7.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	177.8	143.2	1.24xSignificant	165.1 to 191.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14	11.3	1.24x	10.6 to 18.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.4	30.2	1.17x	30.2 to 41.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.3	6.6	1.11x	4.9 to 10.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.4	17.9	1.08x	14.8 to 25.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.1	5.7	1.07x	4 to 9.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.6	8.7	0.99x	5.9 to 12.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.7	13.9	0.99x	10.2 to 18.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.8	18.7	0.95x	14.2 to 22.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.8	14.5	0.95x	9.9 to 18.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	47.3	51.8	0.91x	41.2 to 54.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	383.6	453.4	0.85x	363.5 to 404.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.5	23.8	0.82x	14.9 to 25.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	3.4	4.6	0.74x	2 to 5.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.6	13	0.74x	5.9 to 14.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.1	18.5	0.71x	9.6 to 17.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.1	6.6	0.62x	2.1 to 7.3	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 Lincoln County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,323.1	9,842.6	+5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	64	59.8	+7%	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	132.7	96.9	+37%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	26.3	28.6	-8%	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.

Formaldehyde11.28 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.02 per million
Naphthalene2.21 per million
Acetaldehyde1.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit142
Rail grade crossing68
Brownfield property28
Gas station (mapped facility)21
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)18
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)8
Public airport4
Large hazardous waste generator2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Commercial airport1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Biomass power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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 Corp., Toledo
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $62,304.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014206117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Georgia-Pacific Toledo Llc, Toledo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Acetaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,495,959 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97391GRGPCBUTLE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.6
Georgia Pacific Corp., Toledo
Major air pollution source. Penalties $62,304.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014206117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Georgia Pacific Corp., Toledo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $62,304.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014206117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Newport Wwtp, South Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $111,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012660539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Georgia Pacific Corp., Toledo
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $62,304.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014206117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lincoln City Stp, Lincoln City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008996042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Siletz Stp, Siletz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039738353 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Yachats Water Treatment Plant, Yachats
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006661460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Inn At Otter Crest, Otter Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014170477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Salishan Sanitary District Treatment Plant, Gleneden Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009816921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Nashville Store, Blodgett
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017337158 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
King Salvage, Toledo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039013830 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Port Of Newport International Terminaluss Pasley, Newport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044989947 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Harlan Mill, Harlan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970017 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lincoln County Commons, Newport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974352 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rogue Brewery Seawall, Newport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974354 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Port Of Toledo Tokyo Slough, Toledo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974355 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
5128 Se Hwy 101, Lincoln City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974845 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Lumber Mill Property, Toledo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978300 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Yaquina Bay Fruit Property, Newport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978302 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Oprd Shooting Range, Seal Rock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979279 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Texaco, Toledo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979800 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
D River State Recreation Site, Lincoln City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981665 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
5655 N Hwy 101, Otis
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983776 (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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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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