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Carroll County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Carroll County is 170.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 146 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (61), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (51), Air permit holder (minor source) (11). 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: 36.3107, -93.5561.

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 Carroll County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	9.7	4.8	2.02xSignificant	6 to 15.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.1	30.2	1.39xSignificant	34.1 to 51.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.6	51.8	1.21xSignificant	52.4 to 74.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	170.2	143.2	1.19xSignificant	153.2 to 188.8	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	7.7	6.6	1.17x	4.3 to 13.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.8	23.8	1.13x	19.6 to 36.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20	17.9	1.12x	13.9 to 28.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.6	18.5	1.01x	13.2 to 25.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	440	453.4	0.97x	410.8 to 470.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.3	6.6	0.95x	3.7 to 10.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16.9	18.7	0.9x	12.1 to 23.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.8	14.5	0.81x	7.5 to 17.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8.7	11.3	0.77x	5.1 to 14.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	9.8	13.9	0.71x	6.1 to 15.4	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 Carroll County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,688.2	9,842.6	+9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.3	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	77.9	59.8	+30%	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	114.7	96.9	+18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.6	28.6	-14%	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.

Formaldehyde19.23 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1.78 per million
Pahpom0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge61
NPDES wastewater discharge permit51
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Public airport6
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Heliport3
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Airfield1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hydroelectric plant1
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.

Tyson Poultry Inc., Green Forest
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 32,038 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72638TYSNF601E6 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Tyson Poultry Inc, Berryville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 22,235 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72616TYSNF110WF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Tyson Foods Inc - Berryville Processing, Berryville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000452778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Tyson Foods - Green Forest Processing, Green Forest
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003400604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Ozarks Rv Resort, Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,450.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006656699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
James Roberts, Eureka Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071302190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Randall Christy - Statue Road Inn, Eureka Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025054492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Berryville, City Of-Wwtp, Berryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000526440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Holiday Island Sid-Wwtp, Holiday Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Eureka Springs, City Of, Eureka Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Alpena Wastewater Treatment Facility, Alpena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070815257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Tyson Foods Inc - Berryville Processing, Berryville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000452778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Green Forest Waterworks-Surface Water Plant, Green Forest
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Country Mountain Inn, Eureka Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Green Forest, City Of, Green Forest
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064631689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Berryville, City Of, Berryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064643293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tyson Foods Inc - Berryville Processing, Berryville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000452778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Emery Sapp And Sons - Berryville Facility, Berryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,470.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018858066 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Carroll-Boone Water Dist-West, Eureka Springs
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ARG640030: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Alpena Wastewater Treatment Facility, Alpena
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0053155: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Carroll County Stone, Inc., Berryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010064287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Emery Sapp And Sons - Berryville Facility, Berryville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,470.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018858066 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Trigger Gap, Berryville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 17A (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Carroll County, Berryville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4M1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/682277138 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Carroll 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 Carroll 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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