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Lonoke County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lonoke County is 171.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 442 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (179), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (153), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 34.7704, -91.8878.

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 Lonoke County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.6	3.4	1.94xSignificant	4.3 to 9.7	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	30.3	16.4	1.85xSignificant	19.2 to 45.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.8	3.7	1.57x	3.7 to 8.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.8	4.4	1.55xSignificant	4.6 to 9.9	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	4.1	2.7	1.52x	2.4 to 6.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26	17.9	1.45xSignificant	21.3 to 31.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.9	30.2	1.42xSignificant	37 to 49.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33	23.8	1.39xSignificant	27.5 to 39.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.9	51.8	1.35xSignificant	62.1 to 78.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.7	6.6	1.32x	6.1 to 11.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.7	4.6	1.24x	3.6 to 8.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.8	14.5	1.23x	13.8 to 22.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.7	11.3	1.21x	10.4 to 17.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	171.5	143.2	1.2xSignificant	159.1 to 184.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.6	4.8	1.17x	3.6 to 8.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10	8.7	1.15x	7.3 to 13.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.9	13	1.15x	11.2 to 19.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	501.4	453.4	1.11xSignificant	479.7 to 523.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.8	6.2	1.1x	4.5 to 10	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.4	18.7	1.04x	15.4 to 24.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.8	5.7	1.02x	3.7 to 8.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	10.7 to 18.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.1	4.1	1x	2.3 to 6.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	14.2 to 22.8	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.2	6.6	0.94x	4 to 9.2	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 Lonoke County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,866.9	9,842.6	+0%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	51.9	59.8	-13%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.3	6.2	+17%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	82	96.9	-15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.4	28.6	-25%	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.

Formaldehyde24.67 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.46 per million
Naphthalene0.93 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge179
NPDES wastewater discharge permit153
Gas station (mapped facility)35
Public airport13
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Rail grade crossing9
Brownfield property8
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
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.

Remington Arms, Lonoke
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $11,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000451644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Ammunition Operations Llc, Lonoke
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 136,394 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72086DPNTRINTER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Grace Composites Llc, Lonoke
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 46,911 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72086GRCCM351RU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Remington Arms, Lonoke
Major air pollution source. Penalties $11,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000451644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Riviana Foods - Carlisle, Carlisle
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001711693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Remington Arms, Lonoke
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $11,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000451644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Remington Arms, Lonoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000451644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
D&M Holding, Cabot
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Zinc (fume or dust), Copper. Reports carcinogens. 200 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7202WDMHLD43CMM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Riviana Foods - Carlisle, Carlisle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuryl fluoride. 10,148 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7202WRVNFD4WEST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Cabot Wastewater Treatment Facility, Cabot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055981763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
D & M Holding Company, Inc., Cabot
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071368352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Ward, City Of, Ward
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010064250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Grace Composites, Llc, Lonoke
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024998680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Keo, City Of, Keo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Ward, Ward
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056125349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Austin, City Of, Austin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056399035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Grace Composites, Llc, Lonoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024998680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jake Ussery, Cabot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041312674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Nancy Pinson, Lonoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043639667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Scott Titus, Lonoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045958834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
David Lokey, England
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066861462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Joseph Mccollough, Cabot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070823985 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Carlisle, City Of, Carlisle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786530 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cabot, City Of, Cabot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020836871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
William Barrett, Cabot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071511486 (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 Lonoke 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 Lonoke 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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