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Clinton County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clinton County is 150.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 289 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (88), Rail grade crossing (69), Air permit holder (minor source) (44). 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: 41.2208, -77.6247.

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 Clinton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	27.9	18.7	1.49xSignificant	21.7 to 35.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.1	11.3	1.34x	10.9 to 20.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19	14.5	1.31x	13.8 to 25.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	17	13	1.31x	11.5 to 24.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.1	5.7	1.25x	4.4 to 11.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.4	18.5	1.21x	16.7 to 29.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.4	13.9	1.18x	12 to 22.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	514.6	453.4	1.13xSignificant	485.8 to 544.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.7	51.8	1.11x	49 to 67.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.5	30.2	1.11x	27 to 41.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25	23.8	1.05x	18.7 to 32.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	150.4	143.2	1.05x	135.7 to 166.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.8	17.9	1.05x	13.9 to 25.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.7	6.6	1.02x	3.8 to 11	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.3	8.7	0.72x	3.8 to 10.2	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 Clinton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,571.7	9,842.6	-13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	55.2	59.8	-8%	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	79.7	96.9	-18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	22.9	28.6	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde14.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.43 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit88
Rail grade crossing69
Air permit holder (minor source)44
Gas station (mapped facility)28
Small hazardous waste generator14
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
Large hazardous waste generator7
Major air pollution source6
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Heliport3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Oil-fired 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.

Drake Chemical, Lock Haven
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 38.5. NPL Site.
EPA site ID PAD003058047 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Croda, Inc. - Mill Hall, Pa, Mill Hall
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000584154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Avery Dennison Mill Hall, Mill Hall
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Vinyl acetate, Butyl acrylate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 87,836 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 17751VRYCHDRAKE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Croda Inc, Mill Hall
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Methanol, Chloromethane, Ethylene oxide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 63,658 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 17751CRDNCDRAKE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Wsp Solvay Group, Castanea
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acrylic acid, Acrylamide, Methanol, Ammonia and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,175 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 17726QNTMCBROWN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Avery Dennison Performance Polymers, Mill Hall
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042074698 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Croda, Inc. - Mill Hall, Pa, Mill Hall
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000584154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of Lock Haven Water Dept, Lock Haven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000932037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Pine Creek Muni Auth Stp, Jersey Shore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,760.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039702998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Paul Dotterer & Sons Inc Cafo Oper, Mill Hall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017804857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Wsp Lock Haven Manufacturing Facility, Castanea
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001136609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jersey Shore Area Jt Water Auth, Jersey Shore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010222428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc Lock Haven, Caldwell
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 3147 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Croda, Inc. - Mill Hall, Pa, Mill Hall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000584154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
First Quality Tissue Llc, Lock Haven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000584136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Clinton Cnty Solid W/Wayne Twp Landfill, Mc Elhattan
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010414952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Martin Motor Co, Mill Hall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012297488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Croda, Inc. - Mill Hall, Pa, Mill Hall
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000584154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Lock Haven Water Dept, Lock Haven
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000932037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Jersey Shore Steel Company, Jersey Shore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004854685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Armstrong World Ind, Beech Creek
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010990534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc/Finnefrock Sta, Leidy
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013968224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dominion Transmission Inc Leidy Compressor Station, Renovo
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014005557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kettle Creek Stp, Renovo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020151164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
First Quality Tissue/Lock Haven Plt, Lock Haven
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041418347 (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 Clinton 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 Clinton 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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