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Drew County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Drew County is 190.5 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 223 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (75), Industrial wastewater discharge (70), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (45). 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: 33.5826, -91.7147.

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 Drew County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	30.8	18.5	1.66xSignificant	21 to 43.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	29	17.9	1.62xSignificant	19.4 to 42	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	82.4	51.8	1.59xSignificant	66.7 to 101.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	36.2	23.8	1.52xSignificant	24.9 to 51.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.4	30.2	1.44xSignificant	32.2 to 57.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	190.5	143.2	1.33xSignificant	165 to 218.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	567.6	453.4	1.25xSignificant	522.2 to 616.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.7	13.9	1.13x	9.2 to 25.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.8	18.7	1.01x	11.7 to 29.1	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 Drew County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,652.1	9,842.6	+29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.4	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	78.5	59.8	+31%	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	96	96.9	-1%	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.

Formaldehyde23.36 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.16 per million
Benzene0.7 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing75
Industrial wastewater discharge70
NPDES wastewater discharge permit45
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Major air pollution source3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
TRI reporting facility2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (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.

Interfor U.S., Inc., Monticello
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010064303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Interfor U.S. Inc., Monticello
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Manganese, Manganese compounds, Lead compounds and 1 more. 28,489 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7165WNTRFR211LD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Drew Foam Companies Inc, Monticello
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,720.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001149221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Drew Foam Companies Inc, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,720.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001149221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Monticello, City Of, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027248413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Interfor U.S. Inc., Monticello
Major air pollution source. Penalties $16,080.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001698921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Chad L. Murphy Properties Llc - Country View Mobile Home Park, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006785817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wilmar, City Of, Wilmar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039740082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Timber Producers Selma Sawmill Div Llc, Tillar
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7167WSLMHR127SE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Monticello Wwtp East Plant, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044312918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Maxwell Hardwood Flooring, Inc., Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025060813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Selma Hardwood Flooring, Llc, Tillar
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028004380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Maxwell Hardwood Flooring, Inc., Monticello
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025060813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Weyerhaeuser Nr. Company-Monticello Timberstrand Facility, Monticello
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072000308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Monticello, City Of-East Plant, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064624330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Seaark Boats Inc, Monticello
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 71655SRKBT728WP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Monticello, City Of-West Plant, Monticello
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0021822: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Interfor U.S., Inc., Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010064303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Envirapac Monticello, Llc, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,850.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067218521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wilmar, City Of, Wilmar
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit AR0040096: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Envirapac Monticello, Llc, Monticello
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $7,850.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067218521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
New Life Assembly Of God, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071729852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Monticello Muni/Ellis Fld, Monticello
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID LLQ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Drew County Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1201022289 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
New Life Assembly Of God, Monticello
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ARG550832: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6

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 Drew 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 Drew 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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