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Grant County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grant County is 160.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 162 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (87), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (53), Air permit holder (minor source) (5). 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: 34.276, -92.4422.

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 Grant County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	82.3	51.8	1.59xSignificant	67.5 to 99.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.8	30.2	1.58xSignificant	36.3 to 62.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.1	23.8	1.47xSignificant	24.6 to 48.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.8	18.5	1.23x	14.7 to 34.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17	14.5	1.17x	10 to 27.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	160.4	143.2	1.12x	138.8 to 184.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.9	18.7	1.12x	13.8 to 30.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	483	453.4	1.07x	443.6 to 525.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.5	17.9	0.92x	9.8 to 26.4	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 Grant County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,187.6	9,842.6	+14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.3	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	62.6	59.8	+5%	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	92.2	96.9	-5%	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.

Formaldehyde22.75 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.21 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

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

Industrial wastewater discharge87
NPDES wastewater discharge permit53
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
TRI reporting facility2
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
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.

Centria Sheridan, Sheridan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,991 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72150RBRTSHWY16 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
West Fraser Leola Lumber Mill, Leola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 167,062 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72084NTRNT1400M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
West Fraser Inc-Leola Lumber Mill, Leola
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,480.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070877852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
West Fraser Inc-Leola Lumber Mill, Leola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,480.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070877852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Poyen, City Of, Poyen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009125197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Nucor Insulated Panel Group, Llc, Sheridan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000451877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
H. G. Toler & Son Lumber Company, Inc., Leola
Major air pollution source. Penalties $960.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007229515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Anthony Hardwood Composites, Sheridan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071395815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
H. G. Toler & Son Lumber Company, Inc., Leola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $960.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007229515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Mwm Development Llc Dba Deer Creek Development - Deer Creek Springs Subdivision, Hensley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025171917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bates Residence, Poyen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Crystal Kelley, Sheridan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070743083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Anthony Hardwood Composites, Sheridan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 20 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7215WNTHNY66EAS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4
Kevin Van Velzor, Sheridan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071343795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Kohler Co Arkansas Faucet Ops Sheridan Plant, Sheridan
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000451886 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sheridan Ww Treatment Plant, Sheridan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Trent And Courtnie Stubbs Residence, Sheridan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071728124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Industrial Road, Sheridan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038692689 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
S. Sheridan-Little Creek Water, Sheridan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sheridan, City Of - Wwtp, Sheridan
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0034347: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Stella-Jones Corporation, Leola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007229613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Big Red #154, Sheridan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070844149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Turley International Resources Llc - Lost Creek Mine, Sheridan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071944225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Sardis Water Assoc Pwa, Sheridan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070813278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Reese Lisenbey, Sheridan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070938063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Grant 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 Grant 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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