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Faulkner County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Faulkner County is 145.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 644 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (267), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (196), Gas station (mapped facility) (46). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 35.0978, -92.3316.

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 Faulkner County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34.8	23.8	1.46xSignificant	30.3 to 39.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.5	51.8	1.32xSignificant	62.3 to 75.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.8	6.2	1.26x	5.7 to 10.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.7	30.2	1.25xSignificant	33.2 to 42.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.4	4.4	1.23x	3.8 to 7.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.5	4.6	1.2x	3.8 to 7.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.4	17.9	1.2xSignificant	18 to 25.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.7	4.8	1.19x	4 to 7.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.4	14.5	1.13x	13.4 to 19.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.4	18.5	1.1x	17 to 24.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.4	8.7	1.08x	7.2 to 12.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.1	6.6	1.08x	5.2 to 9.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	481.7	453.4	1.06xSignificant	464.8 to 499.1	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	17.1	16.4	1.04x	10.4 to 26.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.4	18.7	1.04x	16.1 to 23.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	145.5	143.2	1.02x	136.3 to 155	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.7	5.7	1x	4 to 8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.7	13.9	0.99x	10.9 to 16.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.3	3.4	0.97x	2.1 to 5.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.5	3.7	0.95x	2.2 to 5.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.1	11.3	0.89x	7.8 to 12.9	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3.5	4.1	0.85x	2.2 to 5.2	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.5	6.6	0.83x	3.8 to 7.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.1	13	0.78x	7.7 to 12.9	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 Faulkner County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,025.9	9,842.6	-8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.7	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	64.7	59.8	+8%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.3	6.2	+18%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	74.5	96.9	-23%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.3	28.6	-47%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde24.74 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.54 per million
Naphthalene1.3 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge267
NPDES wastewater discharge permit196
Gas station (mapped facility)46
Air permit holder (minor source)40
Rail grade crossing33
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
Brownfield property7
TRI reporting facility7
Public airport6
Large hazardous waste generator4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Steele Plastics Llc, Conway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 131,584 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72032STLPL1280S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Sfi Of Arkansas, Conway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 396 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72032KRKWD670EQ (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Steele Plastics, Llc, Conway
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000451555 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Virco Manufacturing Corp Main Facility, Conway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 94 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72032VRCMFROBIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Valley Plating Works, Conway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Chromium, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 88 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7203WVLLYP1265B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Tokusen Usa Inc, Conway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Copper, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 6,376 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72032TKSNS1500A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Virco Mfg Corporation-Plant 2, Conway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 55 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72032VRCMF1701S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Detco Industries Inc, Conway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Certain glycol ethers, Methanol. 4,040 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72032DTCND1375T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Eagle Ridge Utility Operating Company, Llc -Shadow Ridge Wwtf, Conway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710860 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Tokusen Usa, Conway
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061988906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Detco Industries Inc, Conway
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017205781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Faulkner County Public Facility Board - D/B/A Preston Community Ww Utility, Conway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022911562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Alternative Waste Management, Llc. - Class Iv Landfill, Mayflower
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,120.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041904419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Ic Bus, Llc, Conway
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064142976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Oak Hill Utility Operating Company, Llc-North Hills Subdivision, Conway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Dbg Conway, Conway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Zinc compounds. 361 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7203WDBGCN6DAVE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Flushing Meadows Wtp, Conway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010064009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Alternative Waste Management, Llc. - Class Iv Landfill, Mayflower
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,120.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041904419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Oak Hill Utility Operating Company, Llc-Oak Tree Subdivision Wwtp, Vilonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Virco Mfg. Corporation-Main Plant, Conway
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Valley Plating Works, Conway
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069455529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
University Of Central Arkansas, Conway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009522524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Conway, City Of, Conway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011376929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vilonia Wwtp, Vilonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039816161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mayflower, City Of, Mayflower
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055620145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Faulkner 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 Faulkner 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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