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Little River County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Little River County is 181.4 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 236 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (91), Industrial wastewater discharge (79), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35). 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: 33.7396, -94.2262.

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 Little River County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.8	30.2	1.45xSignificant	31 to 61	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	181.4	143.2	1.27xSignificant	153.8 to 213.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.8	51.8	1.04x	39.5 to 72.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	360.4	453.4	0.79x	320.4 to 404.6	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 Little River County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,484.1	9,842.6	+27%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	102.8	59.8	+72%	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	90.9	96.9	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde25.32 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.36 per million
Benzene0.85 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing91
Industrial wastewater discharge79
NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)10
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Major air pollution source3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Biomass power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Domtar A.W. Llc Ashdown Mill, Ashdown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ammonia, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 11,406,041 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71822NKSPPHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.9
Ash Grove Cement, Foreman
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,597,024 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71836SHGRVPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Ash Grove Cement Co - Foreman Facility, Foreman
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $88,260.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.8
Domtar A.W. Llc - Ashdown Mill, Ashdown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000756352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Ash Grove Cement Co - Foreman Facility, Foreman
Major air pollution source. Penalties $88,260.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Ash Grove Cement Co - Foreman Facility, Foreman
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $88,260.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Ash Grove Cement Co - Foreman Facility, Foreman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $88,260.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Domtar A.W. Llc - Ashdown Mill, Ashdown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000756352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Domtar A.W. Llc - Ashdown Mill, Ashdown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000756352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Williamson Rock Hauling, Wilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070244669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Yolanda Patterson, Ashdown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071149175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Joshua Mitchell Atu, Ashdown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071500881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Foreman, City Of - Foreman Municipal Wwtf, Foreman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025078074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Skylar Parks Atu, Ashdown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071708325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Specialty Minerals, Inc., Ashdown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062065090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wilton Ww Treatment Facility, Wilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Ashdown Wwtp, Ashdown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039811647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Haley Nelson Atu, Foreman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071821408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Yvonne Bond Atu, Ashdown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071823090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Wilton City Hall Building, Wilton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979601 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ashdown Transload Facility Parcel 1, Ashdown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072195640 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Arkansas Department Of Parks, Heritage & Tourism - Millwood State Park, Ashdown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006656528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Millwood Water Corporation, Ashdown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013009369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Ashdown Ww Treatment Plant, Ashdown
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0042951: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Ashdown, Ashdown
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 54104 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.6

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 Little River 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 Little River 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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