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Forest County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Forest County is 170.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 105 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (62), Air permit holder (minor source) (27), Rail grade crossing (8). 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: 41.4811, -79.2353.

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 Forest County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.3	30.2	1.53xSignificant	30.5 to 90.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	28.2	18.7	1.51x	15.7 to 72.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.4	23.8	1.36x	17.9 to 77.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.5	51.8	1.25x	39.6 to 116.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	170.3	143.2	1.19x	137.4 to 224.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	429.8	453.4	0.95x	370.1 to 507.9	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 Forest County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,981.5	9,842.6	+62%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.9	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde13.12 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.3 per million
Benzene1.27 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit62
Air permit holder (minor source)27
Rail grade crossing8
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Heliport2
Major air pollution source1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

370 Second Ave Srstp, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070838183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Vertical Seal Mfg, Pleasantville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070114079 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co Llc Marienville Sta 307, Marienville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040935030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Thee Seldom Inn, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046339690 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Abraxas I, Marienville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060151936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Tionesta Boro Wwtp, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006694595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Northwest Hardwoods Endeavor Fac, Endeavor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010149721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Cook Forest State Park, Cooksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028181278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Flying W Ranch, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064320970 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
1242 Nebraska Rd Srstp, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070251084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Marienville Stp, Marienville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017822203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
German Hill Rd Srstp, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070883694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Tionesta Fish Culture Sta, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009161744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Hickory Twp Stp, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056155477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Minard Run Oil Co/Deadmans Corners Sta, Marienville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $8,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017790005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Robert J Rylands Prop, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043748932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Minard Run Oil Co/Guiton Run Comp Sta, Marienville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $8,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046594182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Minard Run Oil Co/Tb-5129, Marienville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $8,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059967273 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Northwest Hardwoods Marienville Fac, Marienville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060130184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Donald Eastman, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010998493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jeffrey & Patti Arnold, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017830579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Donald & Tina Koewacich, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020622370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Edward & Linda Vincent, Endeavor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020623315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Richard Hale, Tionesta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024758092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Joseph & Caroline Swaton, Cooksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025211385 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Forest 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 Forest 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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