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Montour County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montour County is 151.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 179 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (87), Rail grade crossing (38), Air permit holder (minor source) (15). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 41.0278, -76.6629.

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 Montour County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	31.7	18.5	1.71xSignificant	22.6 to 43.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	21	13	1.62x	12.7 to 32.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.9	23.8	1.51xSignificant	25.9 to 48.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73	51.8	1.41xSignificant	59.3 to 89.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.9	14.5	1.3x	11.1 to 30.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	582.1	453.4	1.28xSignificant	539.4 to 627.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.2	30.2	1.2x	26.8 to 48.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22	18.7	1.18x	15.1 to 31.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.7	13.9	1.13x	9.7 to 24.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.2	17.9	1.13x	13 to 30.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	151.2	143.2	1.06x	130.5 to 174.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.1	11.3	0.98x	6.3 to 18.7	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 Montour County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,811.2	9,842.6	-21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.5	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	74.6	59.8	+25%	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	122.4	96.9	+26%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	29.5	28.6	+3%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.92 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.74 per million
Benzene1.57 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit87
Rail grade crossing38
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Small hazardous waste generator6
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Heliport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Coal 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.

MW Manufacturing, Valley Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 46.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID PAD980691372 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Montour Steam Electric Station, Danville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, n-Hexane, Hydrogen fluoride and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 674,131 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 17821MNTRS18MCM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Talenenergy Montour, Washingtonville
Coal power plant.
Record ID 3149 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.5
Montour Steam Electric Station, Washingtonville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Us Gypsum Co/Washingtonville Plt, Danville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060120097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Us Gypsum Co/Washingtonville Plt, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060120097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Great Dane Trailers, Milton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 79 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1784WGRTDN891ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Great Dane Lp Danville, Danville
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $11,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000942017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Great Dane Lp Danville, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000942017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Great Dane Trailers, Milton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070550892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Us Gypsum - Washingtonville Plant, Danville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Mercury compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 254 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1782WNTDST6PPLR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Us Gypsum - Washingtonville Plant, Danville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037280803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Great Dane Lp Danville, Danville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $11,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000942017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Montour Llc/Montour Ses, Washingtonville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $24,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064526311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Brian J Hummer Turkey Farm, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070067188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Montour Steam Electric Station, Washingtonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Danville Municipal Water Auth, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000923902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Geisinger Med Ctr, Danville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004844401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mooresburg Wastewater Treatment Plant, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010961227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Danville Boro Stp, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039806047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Montour Steam Electric Station, Washingtonville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Geisinger Med Ctr, Danville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004844401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Pa Dot - Rest Area 36 - I-80 West, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009161860 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Danville Muni Auth Iw, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010977657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Us Gypsum - Washingtonville Plant, Danville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037280803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Montour 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 Montour 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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