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Snyder County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Snyder County is 141.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 272 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (142), Air permit holder (minor source) (51), Rail grade crossing (29). 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: 40.7642, -77.1062.

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 Snyder County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	18.7	14.5	1.29x	13.7 to 25.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	16.7	13	1.28x	11.5 to 23.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.9	30.2	1.22xSignificant	30.3 to 44.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.3	6.2	1.18x	4.2 to 11.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.8	23.8	1.17x	21.4 to 35.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.6	18.5	1.17x	16.2 to 28.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.7	51.8	1.15x	51 to 69.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.5	18.7	1.15x	16.5 to 27.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12	11.3	1.06x	8.3 to 17.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	478.8	453.4	1.06x	452.1 to 506.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	141.6	143.2	0.99x	128.1 to 156.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.2	17.9	0.96x	12.4 to 23.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.7	13.9	0.91x	8.8 to 17.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.5	6.6	0.83x	3.1 to 9.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.8	8.7	0.67x	3.4 to 9.4	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 Snyder County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,208.8	9,842.6	-37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.7	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	45.1	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	67.8	96.9	-30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	9.2	28.6	-68%	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.

Formaldehyde16.86 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.76 per million
Benzene1.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit142
Air permit holder (minor source)51
Rail grade crossing29
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Small hazardous waste generator11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Solar power plant1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Wood-Mode Llc, Kreamer
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methanol, Methyl isobutyl ketone and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 246,073 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 17833WDMTL1SECO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Kerrico Corp, Selinsgrove
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 69,321 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 17870KRRCCPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Lozier Corp, Mcclure
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2,642 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 17841HLLMREASTO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Wood Mode Llc/Kreamer Plt, Kreamer
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000334488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Kerrico Corp/Penn, Selinsgrove
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000584243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Irvins Craft Shop, Mount Pleasant Mills
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017796330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Lozier Mcclure Plt, Mc Clure
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004831834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Woodling Cafo, Mcclure
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010150754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
D & K Poultry Llc, Mt Pleasant Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055370076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Keister Family Farms Llc Turkey Barns, Middleburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059981523 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hummel Sta Llc/Sunbury Nat Gas Plt, Shamokin Dam
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070255638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Irvins Craft Shop, Mount Pleasant Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017796330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hummel Station Llc, Shamokin Dam
Gas power plant.
Record ID 60368 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.1
Sunbury Generation Lp, Shamokin Dam
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 3152 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Wood Mode Llc/Kreamer Plt, Kreamer
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000334488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Eastern Snyder Cnty Regional Auth Stp, Selinsgrove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064603656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hummel Station Llc, Shamokin Dam
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064689831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Wood Mode Llc/Kreamer Plt, Kreamer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000334488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kerrico Corp/Penn, Selinsgrove
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000584243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Middleburg Boro Wwtp, Middleburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,880.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010149552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Shady Rill Farm Cafo, Mount Pleasant Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030553103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Perry Twp Muni Auth, Mt Pleasant Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010263473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Colonial Furniture, Freeburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057253608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hummel Station Llc, Shamokin Dam
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064689831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Sunbury Generation Ww Trmt Sys, Shamokin Dam
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000601803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
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 Snyder 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 Snyder 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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