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Franklin County, Vermont: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 164.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 311 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (118), Rail grade crossing (48), Gas station (mapped facility) (34). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. 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: 44.8269, -72.8735.

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 Franklin County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
LeukemiaDeaths9.65.71.68xSignificant6.4 to 13.92020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases36.123.81.52xSignificant29.3 to 43.92019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths7.24.81.5x4.5 to 11.12020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases8.66.21.39x5.5 to 12.82019-2023
BladderDeaths5.54.11.34x3.2 to 92020-2024
EsophagusDeaths4.93.71.32x2.8 to 8.12020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths39.630.21.31xSignificant33.1 to 47.12020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases20.817.91.16x15.9 to 26.92019-2023
All cancerDeaths164.2143.21.15xSignificant150.4 to 179.12020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases58.451.81.13x50.5 to 67.42019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases16.214.51.12x11.8 to 21.82019-2023
StomachNew cases7.36.61.11x4.6 to 11.12019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths4.84.41.09x2.8 to 7.92020-2024
ThyroidNew cases13.2131.02x9.1 to 18.52019-2023
All cancerNew cases453.4453.41x429.7 to 478.22019-2023
PancreasDeaths10.911.30.96x7.5 to 15.32020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases17.818.50.96x13.4 to 23.42019-2023
BladderNew cases17.718.70.95x13.4 to 23.22019-2023
PancreasNew cases12.313.90.88x8.7 to 172019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths4.96.60.74x2.7 to 8.12020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases5.98.70.68x3.6 to 9.42019-2023

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 Franklin County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death7,299.49,842.6-26%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy77.675.3+3%years
Child mortality31.759.8-47%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths9796.9+0%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths29.228.6+2%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.

  • Formaldehyde12.99 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride3.01 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.52 per million
  • Benzene1.23 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit118
  • Rail grade crossing48
  • Gas station (mapped facility)34
  • Brownfield property32
  • Air permit holder (minor source)21
  • Small hazardous waste generator10
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
  • TRI reporting facility8
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
  • Large hazardous waste generator6
  • Hydroelectric plant3
  • Solar power plant3
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Heliport2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Oil-fired power plant1
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
  • 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.

  1. Franklin Foods, Enosburg Falls

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 73,796 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0545WFRNKL68EAS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  2. Kent Nutrition Group Inc, Richford

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Selenium compounds, Copper compounds, Cobalt compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 250 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 05476BLSLFELEVA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.3

  3. City Of St. Albans Wastewater Treatment Facility, St Albans

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002056220 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  4. Perrigo Nutritionals, Georgia

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 3,915 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 05468WYTHNGEORG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.8

  5. Mylan Technologies Inc, Saint Albans

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 3,437 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 05478BRTKN110LA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.7

  6. Wyeth Nutritionals Inc, Milton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017405618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.6

  7. Mylan Technologies Inc, Saint Albans

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000496124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  8. Swanton Village Wastewater Treatment Facility, Swanton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010911086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  9. Franklin Foods, Enosburg Falls

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $90,294.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071292784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  10. Westrock Converting Llc, Sheldon Springs

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 05485BSCSCMILLS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5

  11. Rock-Tenn Missisquoi Coated Mill, Sheldon

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007328490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  12. Vt Correctional Ind, St Albans

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008208750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  13. Richford Wastewater Treatment Facility, Richford

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010911246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  14. Fairfax Wastewater Treatment Facility, Fairfax

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022524721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  15. Mylan Technologies, Saint Albans

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1-Propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-[[1-oxo-3-[(γ-ω-perfluoro-C4-16-alkyl)thio]propyl]amino] derivs., sodium salts. Reports PFAS.

    TRI facility ID 0547WMYLNT7INDU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  16. St Albans Creamery, Llc, St Albans

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000314865 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  17. Rock-Tenn Missisquoi Coated Mill, Sheldon

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007328490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  18. Sheldon Springs Hydroelectric, Sheldon Springs

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110045566721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  19. Collins Inc Sb - Swanton Jolley, Swanton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071500594 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  20. Vppsa Project 10, Swanton

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 63203 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  21. St. Albans Plant - Ben & Jerry'S, St. Albans

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000758350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  22. Cargill, Swanton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005293486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  23. Old Mill Troy, Saint Albans

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038242835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  24. Rock-Tenn Missisquoi Coated Mill, Sheldon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007328490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  25. Swanton Road Self Storage, Saint Albans Town

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070947541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Franklin 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 Franklin 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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