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Essex County, Vermont: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Essex County is 144.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 59 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (26), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Brownfield property (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: 44.6802, -71.7352.

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 Essex County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	30.5	18.7	1.63x	17.8 to 52.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.6	51.8	1.13x	39.4 to 87.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.9	30.2	1.12x	20.7 to 56.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	144.5	143.2	1.01x	115.7 to 181.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	441.2	453.4	0.97x	380.7 to 510.4	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 Essex County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,787	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.4	75.3	+3%	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	118.2	96.9	+22%	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.

Formaldehyde10.24 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.18 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing26
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Brownfield property6
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Hydroelectric plant2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Ethan Allen Operations, Beecher Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000871156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Brighton Town Hall Fuel Oil Soils, Island Pond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070863339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ethan Allen Operations Inc Beecher Falls Div, Beecher Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 29 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 05902THNLLMAINS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.1
Lunenburg Fire District #2, Gilman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010844701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ethan Allen Operations, Beecher Falls
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000871156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ethan Allen Operations, Beecher Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000871156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Brighton Wwtf, Brighton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010911521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Champlain Oil Co Barnies Market, Concord
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012206004 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Nekca Canaan Offices, Canaan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976785 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
East Haven Radar Base - Receiver Building (Parcel Id: Radar-13.001), East Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071992992 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
East Haven Radar Base - Operations Area (Parcel Id: Radar-13), East Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071992993 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Gilman Middle School, Gilman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114785 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
East Haven Radar Base - Cantonment Area (Parcel Id: Radar-13.002), East Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114787 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Canaan Mtp, Canaan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010911148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Ampersand Gilman Hydro, Gilman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000581601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
John H Boylan State (Island Pond), Island Pond
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5B1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ethan Allen Operations, Beecher Falls
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000871156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ampersand Gilman Hydro, Gilman
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000581601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carroll Concrete, Guildhall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008213263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
None, Concord
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070927577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lemay Home Site, Norton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070948694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Orr Solar, Llc, Lemington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071251828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bloom Solar Llc, Bloomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071254819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brighton Solar Llc, Brighton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071358412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crb Solar, Llc, Brighton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071376719 (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 Essex 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 Essex 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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