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Bradford County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bradford County is 150.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 683 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (342), Air permit holder (minor source) (139), Rail grade crossing (70). 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: 41.772, -76.5109.

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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 Bradford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	5.2	3.7	1.41x	3.3 to 7.9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	17.7	13	1.36x	12.9 to 23.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	3.8 to 9.1	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.2	4.1	1.27x	3.4 to 7.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.8	4.8	1.21x	3.9 to 8.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.1	18.7	1.18x	18.1 to 26.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.6	14.5	1.14x	12.5 to 21.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.5	5.7	1.14x	4.2 to 9.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.1	30.2	1.13x	29.2 to 39.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.2	6.6	1.09x	4.9 to 10.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.6	51.8	1.05x	48.1 to 61.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	150.7	143.2	1.05x	139.6 to 162.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	464	453.4	1.02x	442.9 to 485.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.1	13.9	1.01x	10.7 to 18.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	14.9 to 23.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.4	8.7	0.97x	5.9 to 11.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.5	23.8	0.95x	18 to 27.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	7.7 to 14.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.6	17.9	0.93x	12.7 to 21.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.9	4.4	0.89x	2.2 to 6.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.1	6.6	0.77x	3.2 to 8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.5	6.2	0.73x	2.5 to 7.5	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 Bradford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,655.4	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.2	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	50.6	59.8	-15%	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	92	96.9	-5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	17.2	28.6	-40%	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.

Formaldehyde13.36 per million
Benzene4.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.32 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 347 days: 283 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 37, peak 109.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit342
Air permit holder (minor source)139
Rail grade crossing70
Gas station (mapped facility)31
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)24
Small hazardous waste generator13
Large hazardous waste generator11
Large greenhouse gas emitter7
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
Major air pollution source5
Public airport5
Gas power plant5
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Heliport4
Hazardous waste transporter3
EPA air quality monitor1
Airfield1
Brownfield property1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Wind power plant1
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.

Bell Landfill, Terry Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID PAD980705107 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Woodgrain Inc., Wysox
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Zinc compounds, Methanol, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,794,729 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 18848MSNTCMASON (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Global Tungsten & Powders Llc, Towanda
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Hydrogen sulfide, Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 778,581 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 18848GTPRDHAWES (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Rynone Manufacturing Corp, Sayre
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 130,514 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 18840RYNNMNORTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Jeld Wen Inc/Fiber Div Pa, Towanda
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,398.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000603810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Global Tungsten And Powders, Towanda
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056957645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Cargill Meat Solutions/Meat Packing Plt, Wyalusing
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059999685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Wyalusing
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia. 43,143 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 18853TYLRPRD1RT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Dupont Towanda Plant, Towanda
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methanol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Certain glycol ethers and 3 more. 24,028 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 18848DPNTTRD1BO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Rynone Manufacturing Corp, Sayre
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000584582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Qnity Electronics Inc/Towanda Plt, Towanda
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000584591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Guthrie Healthcare System, Sayre
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013965771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Towanda Muni Auth, Towanda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $595.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039846129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hamilton Liberty, Towanda
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046340465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Hamilton Liberty, Towanda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046340465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Jeld Wen Inc/Fiber Div Pa, Towanda
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,398.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000603810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Troy Water Deptartment-Treatment Building, Troy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000962931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Demorgan Acres Mhp, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010962431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Makin Bacon Llc, Granville Summit
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069609016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mahosky Farms Llc, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070030127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jom Hogs Llc, Troy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070155702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pine Hill Farms Cafo, Columbia Crossroads
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070212763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Good View Farm Cafo, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071280230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Towanda
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 420150011 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 4.5
Hamilton Liberty, Towanda
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046340465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3

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 Bradford County

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