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Logan County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Logan County is 184.8 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 139 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (44), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Air permit holder (minor source) (27). 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: 35.2227, -93.6541.

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 Logan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	98	51.8	1.89xSignificant	83.1 to 115.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.7	30.2	1.68xSignificant	40.3 to 63.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.2	17.9	1.46xSignificant	18.4 to 36.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	184.8	143.2	1.29xSignificant	164 to 207.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.3	18.5	1.26x	16.4 to 32.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.8	8.7	1.24x	6.3 to 17.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.2	18.7	1.19x	15.3 to 31.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.7	14.5	1.15x	10.5 to 25.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	514.4	453.4	1.13xSignificant	477.9 to 553.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.5	11.3	1.11x	7.8 to 19.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.4	23.8	1.03x	16.8 to 34.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.2	13.9	0.81x	6.5 to 18.4	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 Logan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,583.1	9,842.6	+38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.2	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	85.6	59.8	+43%	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	113	96.9	+17%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.8	28.6	-34%	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.

Formaldehyde21.35 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.07 per million
Pahpom0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge44
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Air permit holder (minor source)27
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Brownfield property6
Public airport3
Major air pollution source2
Rail grade crossing2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Solar 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.

Tyson Poultry Inc., Scranton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Nickel and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,674,844 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72863RVRVLPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Aam Metal Forming - Subiaco, Subiaco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 2,844 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72865CLYSGHWY22 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Tyson Foods - River Valley Animal Foods, Scranton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007232173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Aam Powder Metal Components, Subiaco
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012703645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ar Parks & Tourism-Mt Magazine, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010063992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Booneville, City Of, Booneville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Magazine, City Of, Magazine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010065936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Paris Wwtp, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010067006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Spang & Co - Magnetics Of Booneville, Booneville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Centerpoint Energy/ Trans-Dunn, Magazine
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024991491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
530 E. Main Street Booneville, Booneville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976173 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Smith Family Clinic, Paris
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976187 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Booneville Community Hospital, Booneville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976249 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Booneville Industrial Site, Booneville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976308 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ace Comb Factory, Booneville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072080201 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Paris Police Department, Paris
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114920 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Spang & Co - Magnetics Of Booneville, Booneville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tyson Foods - River Valley Animal Foods, Scranton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007232173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Magazine, City Of, Magazine
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit AR0037397: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Ozark Quarry, Ozark
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ARG500076: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Subiaco,City Of, Subiaco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010065687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Booneville Human Development Center, Booneville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0037541: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Paris Water Treatment Plant, Paris
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ARG640127: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Arkansas Department Of Parks, Heritage, And Tourism - Mount Magazine State Park, Paris
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0048852: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Paris Water Treatment Plant, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786870 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Logan 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 Logan 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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