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Sullivan County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sullivan County is 159.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 45 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25), Air permit holder (minor source) (11), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 41.4386, -76.5093.

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 Sullivan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	26.9	14.5	1.86x	14.5 to 51.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	31.6	18.5	1.71x	16 to 59.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	28.9	18.7	1.55x	15.8 to 54	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.6	23.8	1.29x	17.5 to 55.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	159.9	143.2	1.12x	128.9 to 200.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	498.4	453.4	1.1x	431.8 to 574.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31	30.2	1.03x	18.6 to 54.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.2	51.8	0.95x	32.4 to 76.8	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 Sullivan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,177.1	9,842.6	-7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.2	75.3	+1%	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	104.1	96.9	+7%	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.

Formaldehyde13.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Benzene2.38 per million
Acetaldehyde1.2 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Public airport3

Highest-severity records

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

James Bagley Cafo, Shunk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041912320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Highlands Care Ctr Wwtp, Laporte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010962878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Red Rock Job Corps, Lopez
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001120661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Cherry Twp Board Of Supervisor Wwtp, Dushore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044905332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Dushore Materials Quarry, Dushore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070050358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Insinger Quarry 2, Dushore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070079963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sullivan Cnty School District Trmt Plt, Laporte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010149455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
James Bagley Recreation Pond, Forksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071505181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Dushore Sew Auth Wwtp, Dushore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010974400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Eagles Mere Boro Auth Sewer Sys And Wwtps, Eagles Mere
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010977540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Davidson Twp Sewer Auth, Sonestown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039835015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Appalachia Midstream Svc Llc/Cherry Comp Sta, Dushore
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055595510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Insinger Excav Inc/Insinger Quarries #1 & #2, Dushore
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070507240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Quarry 2, Muncy Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071345275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Expand Operating Llc/Joeguswa Well Pad, Dushore
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071909948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Paul Smith, Dushore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001058738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
David Engle, Dushore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009156572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sound Bite Shores Llc, Laporte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009815904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pa State Police, Laporte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010960905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Colley Pub- Lou Bird Holding Llc, Dushore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030922526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pit 2, Muncy Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070050619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Evergreen Self Storage, Hamlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071506287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Summit: Center For Wellness, Laporte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071645411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sr87 Over Ogdonia, Hillsgrove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071877713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lobaugh Residential Construction, Dushore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071881445 (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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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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