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Addison County, Vermont: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Addison County is 135.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 297 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (117), Rail grade crossing (43), Gas station (mapped facility) (29). 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: 44.0282, -73.0779.

How this county ranks in Vermont

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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 Addison County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.8	23.8	1.5xSignificant	28.3 to 44.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.1	3.7	1.38x	2.9 to 8.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.5	4.4	1.25x	3.1 to 9.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.8	18.7	1.22x	17.6 to 29.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.5	18.5	1.11x	15.2 to 27.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.3	13.9	1.1x	11.2 to 20.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.2	6.6	1.09x	4.1 to 11.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	443.9	453.4	0.98x	418 to 471.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	135.2	143.2	0.94x	121.7 to 149.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	7.2 to 15.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.7	30.2	0.92x	21.9 to 34.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.5	51.8	0.9x	38.9 to 55.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.5	6.2	0.89x	3 to 9.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.4	14.5	0.86x	8.2 to 18.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.5	13	0.73x	5.6 to 15.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	12.1	17.9	0.68x	8.1 to 17.7	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 Addison County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,658.3	9,842.6	-43%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.6	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	84.7	96.9	-13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	17	28.6	-41%	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.

Formaldehyde12.98 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
Acetaldehyde1.52 per million
Benzene1.13 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit117
Rail grade crossing43
Gas station (mapped facility)29
Brownfield property28
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)17
Public airport11
Heliport6
Hydroelectric plant6
Small hazardous waste generator4
Solar power plant4
Landfill (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Biomass power plant1
Oil-fired 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.

Pike Industries Inc, New Haven
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007329275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Middlebury Wastewater Treatment Facility, Middlebury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006619999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Pike Industries Inc. - New Haven (C600 & P736), New Haven
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0547WPKNDS326CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Simmonds Precision Products Inc., Vergennes
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 05491HRCLSPANTO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Pike Industries Inc, New Haven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007329275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jeffersonville W W T F, Vergennes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010910657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vt Fish & Wildlife - Salisbury Fish Hatchery, Salisbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071377584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Shoreham Route 22a, Shoreham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Agri-Mark Cabot Cheese Mfg Plant, Middlebury
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040608205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Agri-Mark Inc, Middlebury
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Peracetic acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 60 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 05753CBTGR100EX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Goodrich Corp Sensors & Integrated Systems, Vergennes
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000826848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Vergennes 9, Vergennes
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 6519 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Pike Industries Inc, New Haven
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007329275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Standard Register Middlebury Plant, Middlebury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008205343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Vergennes Wwtf, Vergennes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008204898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Standard Register Middlebury Plant, Middlebury
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110008205343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Goodrich Corp Sensors & Integrated Systems, Vergennes
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000826848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Silver Towers Camp, Ripton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038724011 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Chesapeake Mill, Hancock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039529640 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Haviland Shade Roller Mill And Annex, Vergennes
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042238227 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
154 Creek Road, Middlebury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046367828 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
One Dollar Market, Middlebury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046368550 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Connor Homes, Middlebury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060616533 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Otter Creek Child Center, Middlebury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070225119 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
75 And 79 S Main St, Whiting
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968360 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) 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 Addison County

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