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Hot Spring County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hot Spring County is 166.1 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 356 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (163), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (78), Rail grade crossing (47). 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: 34.3255, -93.0136.

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 Hot Spring County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.8	17.9	1.61xSignificant	21.7 to 37.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.1	51.8	1.57xSignificant	70.1 to 93.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.6	30.2	1.54xSignificant	38.3 to 56.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.9	8.7	1.25x	7.1 to 16.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29	23.8	1.22x	22.1 to 37.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8	6.6	1.21x	4.8 to 12.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	166.1	143.2	1.16xSignificant	149.8 to 183.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.4	18.7	1.14x	15.7 to 28.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.5	18.5	1.11x	14.8 to 27.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	477.9	453.4	1.05x	449.1 to 508.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	7.8 to 17.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	13	13	1x	8.1 to 19.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.7	13.9	0.99x	9.3 to 19.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.2	14.5	0.7x	6.2 to 15.8	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 Hot Spring County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,718.2	9,842.6	+29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.2	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	84.1	59.8	+41%	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	106.2	96.9	+10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20	28.6	-30%	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.

Formaldehyde23.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.31 per million
Benzene0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge163
NPDES wastewater discharge permit78
Rail grade crossing47
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Major air pollution source10
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Small hazardous waste generator3
Gas power plant3
Public airport2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Brownfield property1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1
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.

Arauco N.A. Inc., Malvern
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Methanol. Reports carcinogens. 354,693 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72104WLLMTROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Arauco North America Incorporated, Malvern
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,118.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
Acme Brick Co Perla, Malvern
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 3 more. 28,360 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72104CMBRCUSHIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Acme Brick Co Perla, Malvern
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000859893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita, Malvern
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese compounds. 9,572 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72104CMBRCGRIGS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Arauco North America Incorporated, Malvern
Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,118.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Acme Brick Co-Ouachita, Malvern
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Jones Mill Locomotive Facility, Malvern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,821,790.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024974615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Reynolds Consumer Products Llc, Malvern
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Manganese, Lead, Aluminum (fume or dust). Reports carcinogens. 13 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71902HTSPRUSHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Arauco North America Incorporated, Malvern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,118.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Acme Brick Co Perla, Malvern
Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000859893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Malvern, City Of-Malvern Wastewater Treatment Plant, Malvern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039811200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Reynolds Consumer Products Llc, Malvern
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,640.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Jones Mill Locomotive Facility, Malvern
Hazardous waste transporter. Penalties $1,821,790.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024974615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Arauco North America Incorporated, Malvern
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $8,118.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Acme Brick Co Perla, Malvern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000859893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Rockport, City Of - Wwtf, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069488209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Reynolds Consumer Products Llc, Malvern
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,640.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Magnet Cove Generating Station, Malvern
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015663735 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Stephen Haney, Bismarck
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069499929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Adrian Ceja Atu, Bismarck
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071439771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
David Woodall, Donaldson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071441585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Reynolds Consumer Products Llc, Malvern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,640.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Magnet Cove Generating Station, Malvern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015663735 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Jacki Mcmahon, Malvern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041254077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring 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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