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Cross County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cross County is 218.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 217 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (83), Industrial wastewater discharge (65), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (38). 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: 35.2972, -90.772.

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 Cross County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	13.8	6.6	2.09xSignificant	7.8 to 23.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	18.8	11.3	1.66xSignificant	11.6 to 29.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.1	30.2	1.59xSignificant	36.2 to 63.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	218.7	143.2	1.53xSignificant	192.2 to 248.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.7	51.8	1.5xSignificant	62.3 to 96	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19	13.9	1.37x	11.6 to 29.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.8	14.5	1.16x	9.8 to 27.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.2	18.7	1.08x	12.7 to 30.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	479.1	453.4	1.06x	438.5 to 522.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.6	23.8	0.82x	11.5 to 31.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.2	17.9	0.79x	8 to 23.7	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 Cross County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,763.3	9,842.6	+40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.9	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	83.2	59.8	+39%	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	111.5	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	28.3	28.6	-1%	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.

Formaldehyde22.8 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde2.27 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing83
Industrial wastewater discharge65
NPDES wastewater discharge permit38
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
Major air pollution source1
Airfield1
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
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.

City Of Wynne Air Curtain Incinerator, Wynne
Major air pollution source. Penalties $980.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070836792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Arkansas Department Of Parks, Heritage, & Tourism - Village Creek State Park, Wynne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Drumbal Investments, Llc - Maple Ridge Village, Wynne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021029082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cross County School District - Cross County High School, Cherry Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786111 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Parkin, City Of-Wwtf, Parkin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tiny Acres, Llc, Wynne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Old Fitzgerald Nursing Home, Wynne
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969725 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Crosspoint Commercial Park - Lot 7, Wynne
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983264 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wynne Waterworks-Main Wtp, Wynne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001697637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wynne Water Utilities, Wynne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002052938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Eakas Arkansas Corporation, Wynne
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016758258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Cross County Rural Water Fitzgerald Plant, Wynne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027370468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hickory Ridge, City Of, Hickory Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010066427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mueller Copper Tube Products, Wynne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000452395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Arkansas Dept. Of Veterans Affairs, Cherry Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042383532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hickory Ridge, City Of, Hickory Ridge
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0034720: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Mueller Copper Tube Products, Wynne
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000452395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Riceland Foods, Inc. - Hickory Ridge Grain, Hickory Ridge
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $7,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002001164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Riceland Foods - Parkin, Parkin
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $7,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007021908 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Vanndale-Birdeye Water Assoc, Cherry Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011376224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Vanndale-Birdeye Wtp, Cherry Valley
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ARG640058: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Drumbal Investments, Llc - Maple Ridge Village, Wynne
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit AR0050423: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Cross County Rural Water Fitzgerald Plant, Wynne
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit ARG640163: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Arkansas Department Of Parks, Heritage, & Tourism - Village Creek State Park, Wynne
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit AR0038202: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Ecs House Industries, Cherry Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006036832 (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 Cross 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 Cross 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.

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