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Baxter County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Baxter County is 165.9 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 224 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (77), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (58), Air permit holder (minor source) (22). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 36.2392, -92.317.

How this county ranks in Arkansas

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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 Baxter County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	9.2	5.7	1.61xSignificant	6.2 to 13.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.9	4.6	1.5x	4.3 to 10.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.2	30.2	1.5xSignificant	38.9 to 52.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.1	4.4	1.39x	3.4 to 10.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.3	4.8	1.31x	4.2 to 9.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.6	14.5	1.28x	14 to 24.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.4	51.8	1.26xSignificant	57.9 to 74	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.9	4.1	1.2x	3.1 to 7.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.7	18.5	1.17x	16.9 to 27.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	165.9	143.2	1.16xSignificant	153.2 to 179.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.5	6.6	1.14x	5.1 to 11.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.9	18.7	1.12x	16.5 to 26.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.1	3.7	1.11x	2.5 to 6.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.4	11.3	1.1x	9.1 to 16.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.6	13.9	1.05x	10.8 to 19.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	470.2	453.4	1.04x	446.6 to 495	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.3	6.2	1.02x	3.5 to 10.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.6	13	0.97x	7.9 to 19.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.5	17.9	0.92x	12.4 to 21.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.6	8.7	0.87x	5.3 to 11.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.2	23.8	0.85x	15.5 to 26.1	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 Baxter County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,056.8	9,842.6	+12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.2	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	48.7	59.8	-19%	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	103.2	96.9	+6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.2	28.6	-50%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde20.4 per million
Ethylene Oxide9.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.16 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge77
NPDES wastewater discharge permit58
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Rail grade crossing14
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
TRI reporting facility5
Public airport4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
Heliport2
Hydroelectric plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Scrapyard (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.

Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats, Mountain Home
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 246,306 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72653BSSCTHWY12 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Triton Boats, Midway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 229,829 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72651LGNDB117DI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Baxter Healthcare Corp, Mountain Home
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 12,620 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72653BXTRH1900N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats, Mountain Home
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007348995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Ez Loader Custom Boat Trailers Inc., Midway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 502 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72651TTRLRRTE12 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Danfoss-Mountain Home, Mountain Home
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Dibutyl phthalate, Lead compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 171 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72653RQPCRRT2BO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Vantive Us Healthcare Llc, Mountain Home
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $7,620.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
American Stitchco Inc Dba American Epoxy Scientific, Mountain Home
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phthalic anhydride. 7,768 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72653PXYNP500E1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
American Stitchco Inc Dba American Epoxy Scientific, Mountain Home
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000452803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Ez Loader Custom Boat Trailers, Inc., Midway
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006036100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats, Mountain Home
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007348995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Eaton Aeroquip Inc, Mountain Home
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000452812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Big Land Investments, Llc - The Bubble Barn, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010063983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Triton Boats, Midway
Major air pollution source. Penalties $960.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044313043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vantive Us Healthcare Llc, Mountain Home
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $7,620.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats, Mountain Home
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007348995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats, Mountain Home
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007348995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ron And Lauriel Shrable, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054144074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jim Wilson, Gamaliel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Triton Boats, Midway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $960.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044313043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ez Loader Custom Boat Trailers, Inc., Midway
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006036100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rolling Meadows Mhc Llc, Mountain Home
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009066447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Mountain Home/Ms4, Mountain Home
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070508249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Fred'S Dollar Store, Mountain Home
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972026 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mountain Home Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mountain Home
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000873449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Baxter County

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