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Boone County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Boone County is 181.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 222 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (85), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (61), Air permit holder (minor source) (24). 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: 36.3057, -93.0934.

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 Boone County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	7.2	3.7	1.95xSignificant	4.3 to 11.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47	30.2	1.56xSignificant	39.4 to 55.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.5	51.8	1.38xSignificant	61.9 to 82.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.3	4.6	1.37x	3.9 to 10.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9	6.6	1.36x	5.9 to 13.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	181.6	143.2	1.27xSignificant	166 to 198.3	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.3	6.6	1.26x	5.1 to 13	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.9	4.8	1.23x	3.4 to 9.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	9.3 to 18.7	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.7	13	1.13x	9.8 to 21.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21	18.7	1.12x	15.9 to 27.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	3.7 to 10.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	488.6	453.4	1.08xSignificant	461.5 to 517	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19	17.9	1.06x	13.7 to 25.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.5	18.5	1.05x	14.3 to 26.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.7	14.5	0.94x	9.7 to 19.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.2	8.7	0.94x	4.9 to 13	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.3	13.9	0.81x	7.7 to 16.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.7	23.8	0.79x	13.5 to 25.3	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 Boone County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,888.5	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.2	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	67.1	59.8	+12%	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	99.7	96.9	+3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.8	28.6	-45%	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.

Formaldehyde19.24 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.87 per million
Pahpom0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge85
NPDES wastewater discharge permit61
Air permit holder (minor source)24
Rail grade crossing18
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator5
TRI reporting facility5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Arkwood, Inc., Omaha
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 29. NPL Site.
EPA site ID ARD084930148 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Strand Composites Llc., Harrison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 186,062 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72601TNKNT230IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Pace Industries Inc., Harrison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Copper, Lead, Manganese and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,599 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72601PCNDS513HW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Pace Industries Inc, Harrison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc (fume or dust), Aluminum (fume or dust), Copper, Certain glycol ethers. 239,736 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7260WPCNDS312NI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Plant Maintenance Services, Harrison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046229078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Pace Industries, Inc., Harrison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046458579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Adc Manufacturing, Harrison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead compounds. 858 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72601NCHRD300NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Anchor Die Cast, Harrison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000452732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Pace Industries Inc, Harrison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000452741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Wabash National L.P., Harrison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formic acid. 57 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7260WWBSHN339IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Tyson Foods - Bergman Feed Mill, Bergman
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000598149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Thorpe Plant Services, Inc, Harrison
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070881624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Plant Maintenance Services, Harrison
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046229078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Cricket Creek Rv Estates, Omaha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010063867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Harrison Wwtp, Harrison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039810666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tyson Poultry Inc Bergman Feed Mill, Bergman
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 72615BRGMNASHST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Sugarloaf Wastewater Treatment, Lead Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Home Depot Store #1409, Harrison
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $285,363.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018879935 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority, Lead Hill
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ARG640174: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Boone County, Harrison
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HRO (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City of Harrison Waste Water Treatment Plant & Compost Facility, Harrison
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1418113106 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Sugarloaf Waste Water Treatment Sugarloaf Wastewater Treatment Facility, Diamond City
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0043753: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority, Lead Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043261895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Plant Maintenance Services, Harrison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046229078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Claridge Extrusions, Division Of Claridge Products, Harrison
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000452723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Boone 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 Boone 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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