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Newport County, Rhode Island: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Newport County is 117.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 277 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Small hazardous waste generator (100), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (60), Rail grade crossing (28). 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: 41.5622, -71.1688.

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 Newport County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.9	2	1.45x	1.7 to 4.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.5	23.8	1.32xSignificant	27.2 to 36.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.1	6.2	1.31x	5.8 to 11.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.1	4.4	1.16x	3.5 to 7.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.9	18.7	1.01x	15.9 to 22.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.6	4.6	1x	3.3 to 6.6	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.7	2.7	1x	1.5 to 4.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.4	13	0.95x	9.3 to 16.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	423.1	453.4	0.93x	407 to 439.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.9	13.9	0.93x	10.3 to 16.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	47.6	51.8	0.92x	42.7 to 53	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.9	18.5	0.91x	13.6 to 20.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.1	14.5	0.9x	10.2 to 16.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.3	3.7	0.89x	2.2 to 5.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	4.9	5.7	0.86x	3.4 to 7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.5	6.6	0.83x	4.1 to 7.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	117.7	143.2	0.82x	109.9 to 126	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.4	6.6	0.82x	3.8 to 7.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.2	11.3	0.81x	7.2 to 11.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	24.2	30.2	0.8x	20.8 to 28.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.8	4.8	0.79x	2.6 to 5.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.7	8.7	0.77x	5 to 9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.6	3.4	0.76x	1.7 to 4.2	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3	4.1	0.73x	2 to 4.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	12.4	17.9	0.69x	9.8 to 15.6	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 Newport County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	4,880	9,842.6	-50%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	82.1	75.3	+9%	years
Child mortality	32.9	59.8	-45%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.3	6.2	-31%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	71.8	96.9	-26%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	29.8	28.6	+4%	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.

Formaldehyde11.34 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.02 per million
Benzene1.16 per million
Acetaldehyde0.91 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Small hazardous waste generator100
NPDES wastewater discharge permit60
Rail grade crossing28
Gas station (mapped facility)21
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
Large hazardous waste generator8
Heliport5
Brownfield property4
Major air pollution source3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Solar power plant3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Industrial wastewater discharge1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Wind power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Newport Naval Education/Training Center, Newport
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 32.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID RI6170085470 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Newport Biodiesel Inc, Newport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 2,843 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 02840NWPRT312CN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Newport Water Pollution Control Facility, Newport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000546516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Jamestown Wastewater Treatment Facility, Jamestown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002051939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
U.S. Navy Naval Station Newport, Newport
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059712583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Us Navy Naval Station Newport, Newport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 02841SNVYN1SIMO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
U.S. Navy Naval Station Newport, Newport
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059712583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
U.S. Navy Naval Station Newport, Newport
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059712583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
U.S. Navy Naval Station Newport, Newport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059712583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Quartermoon Inc, Portsmouth
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000312581 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tiverton Power, Llc, Tiverton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002054491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tiverton Power Plant, Tiverton
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55048 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.3
Stone Bridge Fire Dist Water Treatment Plant, Tiverton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013045542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
U.S. Navy Naval Station Newport, Newport
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059712583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Town Center In The Valley Plat 108 Lot 4, Middletown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038752720 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Town Center In The Valley, Middletown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038756290 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Farnham Farm, Prudence Island
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038763629 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Frasch'S Bakery, Newport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972123 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000819856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Raytheon Seapower Capability Center, Portsmouth
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000904996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tiverton Power, Llc, Tiverton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002054491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
C V S #0493, Middletown
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004916306 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
C V S #0355, Newport
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045989329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
The Narrraganset Electric Co, Newport
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072034944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Clean Harbors Of Environmental Services, Inc, Tiverton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072036735 (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 Newport 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 Newport 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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