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Fulton County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fulton County is 190.1 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 71 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (31), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Rail grade crossing (14). 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: 36.3723, -91.8038.

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 Fulton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54.9	30.2	1.82xSignificant	41.7 to 72	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	29.4	17.9	1.64xSignificant	18 to 45.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.4	51.8	1.49xSignificant	61.2 to 97.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.7	23.8	1.33x	19 to 49.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	190.1	143.2	1.33xSignificant	163.3 to 220.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.7	18.7	1.11x	13.4 to 32.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.2	18.5	0.98x	9.9 to 31.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	443.7	453.4	0.98x	399.9 to 491.7	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 Fulton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,325.2	9,842.6	+25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.8	75.3	-3%	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	110.3	96.9	+14%	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.

Formaldehyde20.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.06 per million
Pahpom0.85 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge31
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Rail grade crossing14
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
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.

Viola, City Of, Viola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070620157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mammoth Spring Wwtp, Mammoth Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Waste Connections - Cherokee Sanitary Landfill, Cherokee Village
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043803943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery, Mammoth Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063092558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Waste Connections - Cherokee Sanitary Landfill, Cherokee Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043803943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Salem, City Of, Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery, Mammoth Spring
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110063092558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Waste Connections - Cherokee Sanitary Landfill, Cherokee Village
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043803943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Viola, City Of , Viola
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0052981: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Mammoth Spring Wwtp, Mammoth Spring
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit AR0023850: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Salem, Salem
Public airport. O.
Record ID 7M9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Crsslshss Corporation, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025030419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
American Polishing, Inc, Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043827142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ash Flat Hauling Coompany, Cherokee Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046324189 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carpenters Metal Recycling, Inc., Viola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054074871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Salem Pipe And Steel Company, Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055250507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Salem Redi-Mix, Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063891187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spring Creek Materials, Inc - Salem Redi-Mix, Llc, Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069577470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cherry'S Scrap Yard, Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070508267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Job 050347, Hwy. 9 Strs. & Apprs. (S), Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071336815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ardot - 050422 - Shipman & Big Creeks Strs. & Apprs. (S), Viola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071783201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kirt Ramsuer - Ramsuer Lakes, Mammoth Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071849502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fulton County Water Authority, Inc. Public Water Authority Of The State Of Arkan, Gepp
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071849994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Mammoth Spring
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 667892V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Riverview Drive, Mammoth Spring
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 667893C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Fulton 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 Fulton 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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