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Franklin County, Washington: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 127.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 267 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (60), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (52), Gas station (mapped facility) (47). One correctional facility operates in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 46.4668, -118.9423.

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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
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	5.8	4.6	1.26x	3.6 to 8.6	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18.1	16.4	1.1x	11.5 to 27.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.5	17.9	1.09x	15.4 to 24.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.1	13.9	1.01x	10.5 to 18.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.7	5.7	1x	3.5 to 8.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.3	11.3	1x	8.2 to 15.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.6	13	0.97x	9.4 to 16.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.7	18.7	0.95x	13.4 to 22.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.1	6.6	0.92x	3.9 to 9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	127.3	143.2	0.89x	116 to 139.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.6	30.2	0.88x	21.5 to 32.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.4	8.7	0.85x	5 to 10.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	366.2	453.4	0.81x	347.3 to 385.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3.2 to 8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	40.6	51.8	0.78x	34.3 to 47.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.6	18.5	0.74x	10 to 18.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10	14.5	0.69x	7.1 to 13.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	3.9	6.2	0.63x	2.4 to 6.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	11.9	23.8	0.5x	8.8 to 15.7	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 Franklin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,306.9	9,842.6	-36%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.9	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	39.5	59.8	-34%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.2	6.2	-32%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	52.5	96.9	-46%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.8	28.6	-24%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde2.23 per million
Naphthalene2.22 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 360 days: 312 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 23, peak 109.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing60
NPDES wastewater discharge permit52
Gas station (mapped facility)47
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)31
Small hazardous waste generator17
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
TRI reporting facility9
Public airport8
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Brownfield property3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Heliport3
Hydroelectric plant3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
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.

Pasco Sanitary Landfill, Pasco
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 44.5. NPL Site.
EPA site ID WAD991281874 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Tidewater - Pasco, Pasco
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000491600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Tidewater Terminal Co Snake River Terminal, Pasco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ammonia, Toluene, Metham sodium and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 31,387 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 99301TDWTR671TA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Tesoro Logistics Pasco Terminal, Pasco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,363 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 99301NRTHW2900S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Lamb Weston Inc. Connell Plant, Connell
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia. 159,734 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 99326LMBWSINDUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Pasco Processing Llc, Pasco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 96,333 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 99301JRSMP5815I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Central Pre Mix Concrete Pasco, Pasco
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005375986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Lamb Weston Inc Pasco Plant, Pasco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 66,572 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 99301NVRSL960GL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Verdesian Life Sciences, Pasco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Zinc compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 3 more. 11,025 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9930WVRDSN821SC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Conagra Foods Lamb Weston Connell, Connell
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000491619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
American Rock Products Pasco, Pasco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds. 8,265 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 99301CNTRL11919 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Pasco Wwtp, Pasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005394233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Lamb Weston Inc. Pasco, Pasco
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000491593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Pasco Processing Llc, Pasco
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000554579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Chevron Pipeline Co Pasco, Pasco
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007330441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Nw Agricultural Supply, Pasco
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014406641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Tri-Cities, Pasco
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PSC (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Simplot Frozen Vegetables Llc, Pasco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid. 375 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9930WSMPLT1825C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Tidewater - Pasco, Pasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000491600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wa Dfw Lyons Ferry Hatchery, Starbuck
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010909062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pasco Water Treatment Plant, Pasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013672463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ringold Springs Hatchery, Mesa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040120909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Pasco, Pasco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 9930WRGNSP3152S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Safety-Kleen Systems Pasco (Pas), Pasco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 9930WSFTYK122SE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Simplot Frozen Vegetables, Llc., Pasco
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029535135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4

Correctional facilities

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

Wa Doc Coyote Ridge Corrections Ctr, Connell
EPA FRS registry ID
110022932059
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Franklin County

Washington 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.
Washington vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Washington health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Washington 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.
Washington 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.

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