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Chicot County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Chicot County is 210.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 187 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (121), Industrial wastewater discharge (21), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20). 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: 33.2844, -91.2945.

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 Chicot County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	New cases	23.9	13.9	1.72xSignificant	14.1 to 39.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.2	30.2	1.56xSignificant	33.3 to 66.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	210.4	143.2	1.47xSignificant	178.5 to 247.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73	51.8	1.41xSignificant	55 to 96	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	463.1	453.4	1.02x	413.5 to 517.6	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 Chicot County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,984.8	9,842.6	+73%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.8	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	104.7	59.8	+75%	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	119.1	96.9	+23%	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.

Formaldehyde23.2 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.25 per million
Benzene0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing121
Industrial wastewater discharge21
NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Brownfield property6
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Public airport3
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Dermott Wwtp, Dermott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055976467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Camp Bunker, Llc - The Oxbow, Lake Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055622152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Martar Residence, Lake Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069994722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Chicot County - Chicot County Park, Lake Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014337351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Eudora, City Of, Eudora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010066533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Tushek Building, Lake Village
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040720805 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Chicot County Community Resource Service Center, Dermott
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042111577 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Eudora Lumber Mill, Eudora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972478 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lakewood Estates, Lake Village
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974230 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Main Street Service Station, Lake Village
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985401 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Lakeshore Motor Company, Lake Village
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987385 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lake Village Wwtp, Lake Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055981790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lake Village, City Of, Lake Village
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit AR0021849: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Eudora Water Treatment Plant, Eudora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027152621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Dermott Muni, Dermott
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4M5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Lake Village Muni, Lake Village
Public airport. O.
Record ID M32 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Eudora Water Treatment Plant, Eudora
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ARG640119: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Chicot County-Ditch Bayou Boat Ramp, Lake Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015742455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Livingston Pecan & Metal, Lake Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015787521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Delta Regional Unit- Maintenan, Dermott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025067479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
United Parcel Service, Dermott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035763563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lynn King Dba Metal Works Salvage, Dermott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043504678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chicot County Landfill, Lake Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054109923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dermott, City Of -South Pond, Dermott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059706457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Arkansas Ag-Halley Junction, Dermott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071066139 (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 Chicot 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 Chicot 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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