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Madison County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Madison County is 167.1 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 121 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (55), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (39), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). 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: 36.0337, -93.6972.

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 Madison County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.5	30.2	1.37xSignificant	31.2 to 54.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.7	18.7	1.21x	14.8 to 33.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.1	143.2	1.17xSignificant	144.7 to 192.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55	51.8	1.06x	42.9 to 69.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.1	18.5	1.03x	11.3 to 30.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.8	13.9	0.99x	8.1 to 22.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.1	17.9	0.96x	10.4 to 27.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.4	23.8	0.94x	14.6 to 33.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	404	453.4	0.89x	367.1 to 444	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 Madison County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,725.4	9,842.6	+9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.2	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	76	59.8	+27%	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	89.1	96.9	-8%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.5	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.

Formaldehyde19.1 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
Acetaldehyde1.71 per million
Pahpom0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge55
NPDES wastewater discharge permit39
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Public airport4
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Small hazardous waste generator2

Highest-severity records

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

Royal Oak Enterprises-Huntsville, Huntsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 233,264 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72740RYLKNOFFHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Butterball Llc, Huntsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 2,010 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72746SWFTCNORTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Royal Oak Enterprises Llc, Huntsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Ducommun Labarge Technologies Inc, Huntsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 72740LBRGL403SW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Ducommun Labarge Electronics, Huntsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002129795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Conagra Foods, Huntsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030906143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Huntsville Wwtf, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024978149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Royal Oak Enterprises - Huntsville, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $72,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007232208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Holly Kostohryz Atu, Elkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071906498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Royal Oak Enterprises - Huntsville, Huntsville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $72,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007232208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Huntsville Muni, Huntsville
Public airport. O.
Record ID H34 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ducommun Labarge Electronics, Huntsville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002129795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ducommun Labarge Electronics, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002129795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wharton Creek Wood Products, Inc., Combs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024991026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Willhite Forest Products, Inc., Saint Paul
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025009531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Thompson Ready Mix Concrete, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025023043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Parker Wood Products, Combs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025025014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J.R. Banks Lumber Co., Inc., Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028274917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Conagra Foods, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030906143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Huntsville Wastewater Treatment Facility, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032942056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Huntsville Sawmill, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035765981 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Richland Handle Company, Wesley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037257553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Huntsville Ready Mix, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037268364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Madison County Recycling Center (South Madison County Convenience Center), Saint Paul
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045486826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Madison County Solid Waste And Recycling Center, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045486844 (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 Madison 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 Madison 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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