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Lafayette County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lafayette County is 139 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 141 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (48), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (45), Rail grade crossing (32). 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: 33.2476, -93.5968.

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 Lafayette County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	New cases	35.2	13.9	2.53xSignificant	19.9 to 59.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.7	30.2	1.38x	26.5 to 65.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.3	51.8	1.2x	43.6 to 89	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	139	143.2	0.97x	109.3 to 176.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	398.7	453.4	0.88x	340.6 to 465.2	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 Lafayette County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,359.5	9,842.6	+46%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.7	75.3	-5%	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	77.7	96.9	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde24.07 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.2 per million
Benzene0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge48
NPDES wastewater discharge permit45
Rail grade crossing32
Brownfield property10
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Auto repair or body shop (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.

Bradley, City Of-Wwtp, Bradley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Lewisville, City Of, Lewisville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010066249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pamela Franklin, Taylor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055362343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jeff Craig, Lafayette County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070367600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Stamps, City Of-South Wwtf, Stamps
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $850.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010064107 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rayla Russell Atu, Stamps
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071726585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Stamps, City Of, Stamps
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064253926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lewisville Community Center, Lewisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013248770 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mckamie Gas, Stamps
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967377 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Lafayette County Landfill, Lewisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970654 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Abandoned Stamps Hs Band Hall, Stamps
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971847 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Abandoned Conlin Body Shop, Stamps
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976073 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Stamps Cleaners, Stamps
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977031 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Abandoned Old Petre Grocery, Stamps
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977032 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Abandoned Teresa Mario Harbin Building, Stamps
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977033 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Abandoned Harbin Medical Clinic, Stamps
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977034 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lafayette County 202 Spruce Abandoned Bank Bldg, Lewisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979603 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Stamps, City Of - South Plant, Stamps
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0048305: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Lewisville, City Of, Lewisville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0035696: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Buckner Municipal Waterworks, Buckner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010067630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Eagle View Wwtf, Bradley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037258366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Shenita Parish Atu, Bradley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071906539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Bradley, City Of-Wwtp, Bradley
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit AR0020621: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Mckamie Gas Plant, Stamps
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001709660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
24mw, Llc, Lewisville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009125115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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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