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Mifflin County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Mifflin County is 158.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 259 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (100), Rail grade crossing (66), Air permit holder (minor source) (24). 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: 40.6034, -77.6476.

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 Mifflin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.7	4.8	1.4x	4.3 to 10.2	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.4	4.6	1.39x	4 to 10.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.5	18.5	1.32xSignificant	19.3 to 30.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.2	23.8	1.31xSignificant	25.1 to 38.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.8	3.7	1.3x	2.7 to 8.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	17.4	13.9	1.25x	13 to 22.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.3	51.8	1.16xSignificant	52.4 to 69.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.1	11.3	1.16x	9.6 to 17.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35	30.2	1.16x	29.2 to 41.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	158.4	143.2	1.11xSignificant	145.3 to 172.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	485	453.4	1.07xSignificant	460.5 to 510.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.9	13	1.07x	9.3 to 19.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.1	17.9	1.07x	14.3 to 25.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	11.1 to 20.6	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.2	4.1	1.02x	2.5 to 7.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.7	5.7	1x	3.5 to 8.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	17.5	18.7	0.94x	13.3 to 22.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.1	6.6	0.92x	3.6 to 9.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8	8.7	0.92x	5.2 to 11.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5	6.6	0.76x	2.8 to 8.4	2020-2024

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 Mifflin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,939.6	9,842.6	+1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.3	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	73.4	59.8	+23%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.6	6.2	+55%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	96.7	96.9	-0%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	31.1	28.6	+9%	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.

Formaldehyde16.03 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.56 per million
Benzene1.22 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit100
Rail grade crossing66
Air permit holder (minor source)24
Gas station (mapped facility)21
Small hazardous waste generator14
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Jacks Creek/Sitkin Smelting & Refining, Inc., Maitland
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 40.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID PAD980829493 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Standard Steel Llc, Burnham
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Zinc compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper And Copper Compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 35,030 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 17009STNDR500WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Standard Steel-Burnham Plant, Burnham
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000332471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Lewistown Stp, Lewistown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $46,838.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010150585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Standard Steel-Burnham Plant, Burnham
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000332471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Standard Steel-Burnham Plant, Burnham
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000332471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Standard Steel-Burnham Plant, Burnham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000332471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Overhead Door Corp-Pennsylvania Div, Lewistown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 17044HDCRP23IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Standard Steel-Burnham Plant, Burnham
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000332471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Granville Twp - Strodes Mills Stp, Lewistown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010976667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Rossman Auto Salvage, Lewistown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020824508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Milroy Auto & Truck Salvage, Milroy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037946514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Strodes Mill Quarry, New Enterprise
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Overhead Door - Pa Division, Lewistown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000332694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Marlette Homes, Lewistown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004884064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Philips Ultrasound Inc, Reedsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012707963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pa Lions Beacon Lodge Camp-Chlorine Bldg, Mount Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010977336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Parsons Auto Salvage, Mcclure
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028183212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Brown Twp Stp, Reedsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039799000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Naginey Quarry, Milroy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070052232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mcidc Plaza, Granville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017801841 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Corkin'S Property, Lewistown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039556405 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Uct, Llc, Lewistown
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007801628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Burnham Stp, Burnham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010974856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Clayton Lewistown, Lewistown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 17044MRLTT30IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 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 Mifflin 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 Mifflin 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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