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Dallas County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dallas County is 217.9 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 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 102 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (38), Rail grade crossing (24), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (23). 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: 33.976, -92.7173.

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 Dallas County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	64.7	30.2	2.14xSignificant	44.8 to 92.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	85.8	51.8	1.66xSignificant	63 to 116.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	217.9	143.2	1.52xSignificant	177.8 to 265.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	517.5	453.4	1.14xSignificant	454.6 to 588.1	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 Dallas County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,219.5	9,842.6	+65%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.5	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	116.4	96.9	+20%	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.

Formaldehyde22.51 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.15 per million
Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge38
Rail grade crossing24
NPDES wastewater discharge permit23
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property4
Major air pollution source3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Ray White Lumber Company, Sparkman
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025003298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Ray White Lumber Company, Sparkman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025003298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Brandon Skinner, Sparkman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071356135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Transitech, Inc., Fordyce
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $4,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003396370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Idaho Timber Of Carthage, Llc, Carthage
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055481991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Georgia-Pacific Llc Fordyce Plywood, Fordyce
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000451118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Triple B Wood Dealers, Fordyce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025103607 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Idaho Timber Of Carthage, Llc, Carthage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055481991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
J.E. Wallace School, Fordyce
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970542 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Grandma'S House Nursing Home, Fordyce
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971299 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dallas County 911 Center, Fordyce
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972365 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fordyce Chamber Of Commerce Building, Fordyce
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979600 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Georgia-Pacific Llc Fordyce Plywood, Fordyce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000451118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sparkman, City Of, Sparkman
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0035939: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Fordyce, City Of, Fordyce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Transitech, Inc., Fordyce
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003396370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Givens Lumber Company, Inc., Sparkman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057893383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Fordyce Muni, Fordyce
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5M4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Carthage Wwtp, Carthage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055975967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Shippers Products, A Division Of Signode Industrial Group Llc, Fordyce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009353546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Garland Gaston Lumber Co. Inc., Sparkman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010064054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sparkman, City Of, Sparkman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010066294 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sorrells Sawmill, Sparkman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025145581 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Big Ben'S Salvage, Fordyce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033631407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Transitech Inc, Fordyce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037265287 (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 Dallas 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 Dallas 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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