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Bradley County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bradley County is 138 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 158 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (57), Industrial wastewater discharge (48), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31). 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: 33.4349, -92.1661.

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 Bradley County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	31.4	17.9	1.75xSignificant	19.6 to 48.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.6	51.8	1.11x	41.6 to 78.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.9	30.2	1.09x	21 to 49.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	438	453.4	0.97x	388.8 to 492.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	138	143.2	0.96x	111.3 to 169.6	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 Bradley County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,248.8	9,842.6	+45%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.5	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	99.1	59.8	+66%	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	104.1	96.9	+7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde22.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.12 per million
Benzene0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing57
Industrial wastewater discharge48
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1
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.

Potlatch Land & Lumber Llc, Warren
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000780511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber Llc, Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead And Lead Compounds. 249,471 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71671PTLTC810WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Warren Water And Sewer, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002045420 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Banks, City Of, Banks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023135150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Potlatch Land & Lumber Llc, Warren
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000780511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ahf Products - Witt Plant, Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds. 42 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71671RBBNS688HW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.3
Ahf Products Inc, Warren
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $7,920.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000450967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Potlatch Land & Lumber Llc, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000780511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Edward Tolefree Atu, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071314317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hermitage Wwtp, Hermitage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055981291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Clanton Transport, Llc - Hermitage Log Yard, Hermitage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071204466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Warren, City Of-Wtr & Swr Comm, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064624125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Warren Water And Sewer, Warren
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0043427: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Ahf Products Inc, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,920.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000450967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Hermitage, City Of, Hermitage
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit AR0051055: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Ahf Products Inc, Warren
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $7,920.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000450967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Price Fibers, Inc. - Warren Chip Mill, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025094056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Price Services, Inc., Warren
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071655065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Southeast Bradley County Water-Gravel Ridge Well 2, Hermitage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039172490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Curry Residence, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071376529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Warren Muni/John B Frazer Jr Fld, Warren
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3M9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/860771204 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Banks, City Of, Banks
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit AR0050601: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Johnsville Sand And Gravel, Hermitage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012144134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bradley County, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024952675 (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 Bradley 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 Bradley 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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