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Lamoille County, Vermont: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lamoille County is 147 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 149 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (68), Brownfield property (30), Gas station (mapped facility) (20). 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: 44.6123, -72.657.

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 Lamoille County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	New cases	10.9	6.2	1.76x	6 to 18.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33.1	23.8	1.39xSignificant	25 to 43.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.8	18.5	1.34x	17.7 to 33.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.5	18.7	1.2x	15.8 to 31.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.6	30.2	1.18x	27.5 to 45.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.7	13.9	1.13x	10.2 to 23.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16	14.5	1.1x	10.4 to 23.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57	51.8	1.1x	46.8 to 69.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	147	143.2	1.03x	129.5 to 166.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	456.2	453.4	1.01x	424.2 to 490.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17	17.9	0.95x	11.5 to 24.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.8	11.3	0.87x	5.8 to 16.1	2020-2024

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 Lamoille County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,109.1	9,842.6	-38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.2	75.3	+5%	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	89.7	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	33.5	28.6	+17%	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.

Formaldehyde11.54 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.36 per million
Benzene1.06 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit68
Brownfield property30
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Small hazardous waste generator6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Hydroelectric plant3
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Solar power plant2
Commercial airport1
Landfill (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.

Stowe Wpcf, Stowe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039943915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Denoias Dry Cleaners, Morristown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005294564 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tobin Brothers Garage, Cambridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012563742 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pleasant Street Auto, Morristown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012564117 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fred'S Import Specialists, Hyde Park
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017286417 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wolcott Old Town Garage, Wolcott
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040722180 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Oxbow Community Gardens & Recreation Fields, Morristown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040722199 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lamoille Valley Railroad Engine House, Morristown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040722206 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Gristmill/Creamery, Morrisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043455089 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Arthur'S Department Store, Morrisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043455098 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
47 Railroad Street, Wolcott
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043455105 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
182 School Street Vec, Johnson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043561687 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bornemann Machine Shop, Morrisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965165 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Stowe Electric Substation, Stowe
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966036 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jolley Associates, Jeffersonville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966814 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Village Center Apartments, Morrisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974381 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
North Hyde Park Valley Hotel, Hyde Park
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975208 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Granary, Jeffersonville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978201 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kinney Residence, Cambridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979219 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Johnson Village Powerhouse, Johnson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980028 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Johnson Village Garage, Johnson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980608 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wolcott Town Forest Parcel 2, Wolcott
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980610 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Talc Mill, Johnson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982106 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Christian Ransom Lot, Morrisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982927 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Access, Hyde Park
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982928 (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 Lamoille 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 Lamoille 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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