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Crawford County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Crawford County is 160.5 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 911 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (552), Rail grade crossing (143), Air permit holder (minor source) (65). 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: 41.6654, -80.066.

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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 Crawford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	19.2	13	1.48xSignificant	15.2 to 24.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8.4	5.7	1.47xSignificant	6.2 to 11.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	26.6	18.7	1.42xSignificant	22.6 to 31.1	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	23.3	16.4	1.42x	13.3 to 37.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.7	3.4	1.38x	3.1 to 6.9	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.6	4.1	1.37x	3.9 to 7.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.1	4.6	1.33x	4.3 to 8.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.8	30.2	1.28xSignificant	34.3 to 43.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.6	51.8	1.25xSignificant	58.5 to 71.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.5	14.5	1.21x	14 to 21.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.2	6.2	1.16x	4.8 to 10.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.2	3.7	1.14x	2.7 to 6.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.4	4.8	1.13x	3.8 to 7.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	10.1 to 15.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	160.5	143.2	1.12xSignificant	150.7 to 170.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	481.2	453.4	1.06xSignificant	463.2 to 499.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.4	13.9	1.04x	11.6 to 17.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.4	18.5	0.99x	15 to 22.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.1	17.9	0.96x	13.7 to 21	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.3	6.6	0.95x	4.6 to 8.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.6	23.8	0.87x	17 to 25	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.6	4.4	0.82x	2.1 to 5.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.2	8.7	0.71x	4.5 to 8.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	3.7	6.6	0.56x	2.3 to 5.8	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 Crawford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,369.3	9,842.6	-5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.5	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	63.1	59.8	+6%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.2	6.2	+31%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	101.6	96.9	+5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	34.8	28.6	+22%	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.

Formaldehyde14.02 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.39 per million
Benzene1.28 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit552
Rail grade crossing143
Air permit holder (minor source)65
Small hazardous waste generator30
Gas station (mapped facility)26
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)20
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)18
TRI reporting facility14
Large hazardous waste generator12
Scrapyard (mapped facility)7
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)6
Hazardous waste transporter5
Major air pollution source4
Public airport3
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
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.

Saegertown Industrial Area, Saegertown
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.6. NPL Site.
EPA site ID PAD980692487 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Parker Lord Corp, Saegertown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methyl methacrylate, Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 186,193 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16433LRDCRSOUTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Vitro Meadville Flat Glass Llc, Cochranton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Selenium And Selenium Compounds, Selenium compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Cobalt compounds. Reports carcinogens. 131,715 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16335PPGNDKEBER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Tapco Tube Co/Meadville, Meadville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Manganese, Copper, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 78,667 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1633WTPCTB1748S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Molded Fiber Glass Tray Co., Linesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 69,632 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16424MLDDFEASTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Advanced Cast Products Inc, Meadville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead, Copper, Sodium nitrite. Reports carcinogens. 1,335 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16335DVNCDPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Lord Corporation - Saegertown Operations, Saegertown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010963733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Molded Fiber Glass Tray Co, Linesville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000583734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Itu Absorbtech Inc - Titusville Plant, Titusville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $202,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004842500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Us Bronze Foundry & Machine Inc., Meadville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 375 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16335SBRNZBALDW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Tapco Tube Co/Meadville, Meadville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037617193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Vitro Meadville Flat Glass Meadville Plt/Crawford, Cochranton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043717270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Advanced Cast Products/Meadville, Meadville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000331392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc, Titusville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 120 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16354NVRSL121CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Us Bronze Foundry And Us Bronze, Meadville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000331409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Conneaut Lake Jt Mun Auth Stp, Conneaut Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006646567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
N & S Shenango Joint Stp, Jamestown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010964000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Post Consumer Brands Llc, Meadville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000772637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Universal Stainless & Alloy Prod/Prp Division, Titusville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000331445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Channellock Inc, Meadville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Sodium nitrite. 1,260 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16335CHNNL1306S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Denny Ridge Mhp, Meadville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000923494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Channellock Inc/Plt 2 Cussewago, Meadville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001121875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Ahf Products, Titusville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16354HMRWD126IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Suit-Kote Meadville, Meadville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1633WSTKTM1965M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Itu Absorbtech Inc - Titusville Plant, Titusville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $202,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004842500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Crawford 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 Crawford 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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