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Clarion County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clarion County is 178 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 338 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (188), Air permit holder (minor source) (43), Gas station (mapped facility) (32). 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: 41.2028, -79.4375.

How this county ranks in Pennsylvania

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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 Clarion County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	10.6	5.7	1.86xSignificant	6.9 to 15.8	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.9	4.1	1.68x	4.1 to 11.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.7	3.4	1.68x	3.2 to 9.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.5	3.7	1.49x	3.1 to 9.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.9	4.8	1.44x	3.9 to 11.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.5	11.3	1.28x	10.3 to 20.2	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.8	4.6	1.26x	3.2 to 10	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	178	143.2	1.24xSignificant	162.1 to 195.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.5	6.2	1.21x	4.4 to 12.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.6	30.2	1.11x	27 to 41.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.4	13	1.11x	9.2 to 21.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.4	18.5	1.05x	14 to 26.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.5	13.9	1.04x	10.2 to 20.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.9	51.8	1.02x	44.6 to 62.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.5	18.7	0.99x	13.7 to 24.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.2	14.5	0.98x	9.6 to 20.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.4	23.8	0.94x	16.4 to 30.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	406.5	453.4	0.9x	380.8 to 433.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.5	17.9	0.87x	10.9 to 21.7	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 Clarion County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,304.1	9,842.6	-5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-1%	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	98.4	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.6	28.6	-35%	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.

Formaldehyde14.59 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Benzene1.76 per million
Acetaldehyde1.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit188
Air permit holder (minor source)43
Gas station (mapped facility)32
Small hazardous waste generator20
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Scrapyard (mapped facility)8
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
TRI reporting facility4
Major air pollution source3
Brownfield property3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Hydroelectric plant1
Rail grade crossing1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Clarion Bathware, Marble
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Dimethyl phthalate. Reports carcinogens. 1,037,018 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16254CLRNB44AMS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Clarion Bathware, Marble
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008054559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Clarion Boards/Clarion Plt, Shippenville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $52,075.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010987833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Clarion Boards Llc Mdf Plant, Shippenville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Diisocyanates. 75,820 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16254MCMLL1FIBE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Clarion Boards/Clarion Plt, Shippenville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $52,075.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010987833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Clarion Bathware, Marble
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008054559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Clarion Boards/Clarion Plt, Shippenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $52,075.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010987833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Commodore Homes Of Pa/Colony Crafted Homes, Shippenville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071249184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Clarion Bathware, Marble
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008054559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Clarion Boards/Clarion Plt, Shippenville
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $52,075.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010987833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Colony Factory Crafted Homes, Shippenville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000918008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Exit 60 Sewerage, Clarion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014333051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
St Petersburg Municipal Water-St Petersburg, St Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010228878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Knox Boro Stp, Knox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,070.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017825031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Paw Clarion Wastewater, Clarion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064209565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Univ Korner All Amer Plaza, Strattanville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071907401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Farmington Twp Stp Clarion, Leeper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010957982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rimersburg Boro Stp, Rimersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010975212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Kalyumet Campground & Cabins-Treatment Plant 300, Lucinda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000977532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Foxburg Area Water & Sew Auth, Foxburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010963564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Monroe Twp Stp, Clarion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023139806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
West Freedom Water Assn Wtp, Parker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069496290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
1143 Millerstown Rd Srstp, Shippenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071335523 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Owens-Brockway Glass/Clarion, Clarion
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000331285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Clarion Bathware, Marble
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008054559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Clarion 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 Clarion 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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