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Caledonia County, Vermont: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Caledonia County is 174.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 277 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Brownfield property (70), Rail grade crossing (67), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (57). 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: 44.4638, -72.1084.

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 Caledonia 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	40.4	23.8	1.7xSignificant	31.4 to 51.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	7.1	4.6	1.54x	3.9 to 12.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	19.5	13	1.5x	12.9 to 28.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	16.3	11.3	1.44xSignificant	11.5 to 22.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	17.8	13.9	1.28x	12.6 to 24.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	174.9	143.2	1.22xSignificant	157.7 to 193.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.1	14.5	1.18x	12 to 24	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.1	30.2	1.16x	28 to 43.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.5	18.5	1.11x	14.7 to 28	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.3	18.7	1.09x	14.9 to 27.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55	51.8	1.06x	45.7 to 65.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	476.1	453.4	1.05x	446.2 to 507.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.5	6.6	0.98x	3.7 to 11.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.4	17.9	0.97x	12 to 24.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.2	8.7	0.71x	3.5 to 10.6	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 Caledonia County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,884.7	9,842.6	-10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	41.8	59.8	-30%	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	123.9	96.9	+28%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	40.8	28.6	+43%	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.

Formaldehyde11.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.38 per million
Benzene1.04 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.

Brownfield property70
Rail grade crossing67
NPDES wastewater discharge permit57
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)15
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Small hazardous waste generator8
Large hazardous waste generator4
Hydroelectric plant3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Wind power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Parker Sanitary Landfill, Lyndon
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 52.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VTD981062441 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Weidmann Electrical Technology Inc, Saint Johnsbury
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 49,715 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 05819HVWDMUSROU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Weidmann Electrical Technology, Inc., Saint Johnsbury
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
St Johnsbury, St Johnsbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010911102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Pike Industries Waterford Sand & Gravel, Waterford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010911834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Pike Industries Inc. - Waterford Vt (P702 & C603), Saint Johnsbury
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 12 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0581WPKNDS2884D (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Ryegate Associates, East Ryegate
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028047398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Ryegate Associates, East Ryegate
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028047398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ryegate Fire Department .#2, Ryegate
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014389205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fairbanks Scales Inc, Saint Johnsbury
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 0581WFRBNK2176P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Fairbanks Scales Inc, St Johnsbury
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005260939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Weidmann Electrical Technology, Inc., Saint Johnsbury
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Danville Water Pollution Control Facility, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039941953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hardwick Wastewater Treatment Facility, Hardwick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039942015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kennametal Inc, Lyndonville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000314963 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Walgreens Store, St Johnsbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005298720 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Newport Plastics - Ncic Property, Lyndon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008209349 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hardwick Town Garage, Hardwick
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012237622 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
G H Berlin Lubricants, St Johnsbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012268492 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lyndon Town Garage, Lyndon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017774764 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Thomas Harris Property, Sutton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038734938 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mark Turner Automotive, St. Johnsbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039219057 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bay Street Municipal Property, St. Johnsbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040213391 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Ralston Purina Plant, St. Johnsbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040213471 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bay Street Llc, St. Johnsbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040213514 (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 Caledonia 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 Caledonia 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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