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Orange County, Vermont: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Orange County is 143.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 173 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (68), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (32), Brownfield property (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: 43.9969, -72.4395.

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 Orange County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	7	4.6	1.52x	3.9 to 12	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	19.1	13	1.47x	12.6 to 27.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.3	6.6	1.26x	5 to 13.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.4	23.8	1.19x	21.1 to 37.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.3	18.7	1.19x	16.7 to 29.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.4	14.5	1.13x	11 to 23.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.3	30.2	1.1x	26.4 to 41.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.3	18.5	1.1x	14.7 to 27.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	7.8 to 17.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.4	51.8	1.03x	44.4 to 64.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	143.2	143.2	1x	128 to 160	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.6	13.9	0.98x	9.3 to 19.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	441.5	453.4	0.97x	413 to 471.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.1	8.7	0.93x	4.5 to 13.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.8	17.9	0.83x	10.1 to 21.3	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 Orange County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,382.2	9,842.6	-25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.1	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	59.2	59.8	-1%	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	112.2	96.9	+16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	36.3	28.6	+27%	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.

Formaldehyde11.52 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.39 per million
Naphthalene1.06 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing68
NPDES wastewater discharge permit32
Brownfield property20
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Public airport4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Hazardous waste transporter3
Solar power plant3
Superfund (NPL) site3
Heliport2
Hydroelectric plant2
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Ely Copper Mine, Vershire
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VTD988366571 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Elizabeth Mine, Strafford
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VTD988366621 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Pike Hill Copper Mine, Corinth
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VTD988366720 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Chelsea Wastewater Treatment Facility, Chelsea
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010911326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Randolph, Randolph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008997817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bradford Veneer And Panel, Bradford
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007329729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Bradford Veneer And Panel, Bradford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007329729 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Twin State Fertilizer, Bradford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008205833 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Heb Mfg Co Inc, Chelsea
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008209125 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Thetford Garage, Thetford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038707539 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Creamery, Chelsea
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039537267 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Malmquist Mills, Thetford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040479103 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Adams Paper Mill, Newbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044763958 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Salisbury Square, Randolph
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054148043 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Adams Paper Mill, Newbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060623375 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Topsham Plating, Topsham
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967428 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
West Topsham Community Hall, West Topsham
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971830 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lw Greenwood And Sons Inc., East Randolph
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972246 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Branchwood, Randolph
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974282 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
5365 Main St, Newbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974283 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Uvrl, Thetford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977516 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Randolph Playhouse Theater, Randolph
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978984 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
North Tunbridge General Store, Tunbridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979212 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
26-32 Bridge Street, Fairlee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981713 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jiffy Mart - Wells River, Wells River
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984300 (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 Orange 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 Orange 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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