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Bristol County, Rhode Island: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bristol County is 129.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 138 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Small hazardous waste generator (49), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Air permit holder (minor source) (23). 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: 41.7096, -71.2614.

How this county ranks in Rhode Island

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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 Bristol County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.1	3.4	1.5x	3 to 8.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.4	3.7	1.46x	3.3 to 8.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.2	4.6	1.35x	3.9 to 9.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.4	18.7	1.3xSignificant	19.6 to 30.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5	4.1	1.22x	3 to 8.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.4	23.8	1.11x	20.9 to 33.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.9	13	1.07x	9.8 to 19.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.1	17.9	1.07x	14.5 to 24.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.5	11.3	1.02x	8.4 to 15.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.8	5.7	1.02x	3.6 to 9.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.7	51.8	1.02x	45.6 to 60.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	451	453.4	0.99x	428.4 to 474.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.8	18.5	0.96x	13.8 to 22.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.6	4.8	0.96x	2.7 to 7.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.1	4.4	0.93x	2.4 to 7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.7	13.9	0.91x	9.3 to 17.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	129.6	143.2	0.91x	118.4 to 141.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.4	6.2	0.87x	3 to 9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.6	6.6	0.85x	3.5 to 8.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11.2	14.5	0.77x	7.9 to 15.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.3	30.2	0.77x	18.8 to 28.7	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	4.5	6.6	0.68x	2.7 to 7.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.4	8.7	0.62x	3.3 to 8.5	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 Bristol County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	4,740.6	9,842.6	-52%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.7	75.3	+7%	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	74.6	96.9	-23%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	22.1	28.6	-23%	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.

Formaldehyde13.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.02 per million
Benzene1.51 per million
Acetaldehyde1.24 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Small hazardous waste generator49
NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Rail grade crossing17
Brownfield property7
Large hazardous waste generator3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
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.

Tpi Composites Inc., Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 93,671 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0288WTPCMP373BM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Saint-Gobain, Bristol
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 11,200 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 02809DXNND386ME (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Covalence Specialty Adhesives Llc, Bristol
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers). 12,810 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 02809PTCCR51BAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Vybond Specialty Adhesives, Llc, Bristol
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000312108 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Bristol
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000312082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Warren Wwtf, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000760739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Tpi Composites, Inc., Warren
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029952102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Tpi Composites, Inc., Warren
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029952102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tpi Composites, Inc., Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029952102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility, Bristol
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009444869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Blount Fine Foods, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059670280 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bristol Marine, Bristol
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012194277 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Buttonwood Industrial Complex, Bristol
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038691252 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jamiel Park & Former Landfill, Warren
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038752748 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bristol Industrial Park, Bristol
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043085069 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
509 Child Street, Warren
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044215275 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Liberty Street School, Warren
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044759794 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Palmer Point, Barrington
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965322 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bristol Vfw, Bristol
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071992930 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Bristol
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000312082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Vybond Specialty Adhesives, Llc, Bristol
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000312108 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Blount Marine, Warren
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $105,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001991532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Blount Marine, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $105,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001991532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Blount Marine, Warren
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $105,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001991532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Warren Town Of Dpw, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037233794 (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 Bristol County

Rhode Island 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 Bristol County, and their findings.
Rhode Island vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Rhode Island health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Rhode Island 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.
Rhode Island 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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