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Miller County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Miller County is 187.8 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 324 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (124), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (81), Rail grade crossing (37). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 33.3162, -93.8679.

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 Miller County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.1	30.2	1.53xSignificant	38.4 to 54.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.5	3.7	1.49x	3.1 to 9.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.7	6.6	1.47x	6.4 to 14.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.7	4.8	1.4x	4 to 10.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	187.8	143.2	1.31xSignificant	171.6 to 205.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.9	51.8	1.27xSignificant	56.7 to 76.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.2	17.9	1.18x	15.9 to 27.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	9.2 to 18.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.1	8.7	1.16x	6.8 to 14.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.6	5.7	1.16x	3.9 to 10.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.7	13.9	0.91x	8.8 to 17.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.4	18.5	0.83x	11 to 21.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	375.5	453.4	0.83x	352.1 to 400.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.7	14.5	0.74x	7.1 to 15.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.1	23.8	0.63x	10.5 to 21.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	10.6	18.7	0.57x	7.2 to 15.4	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 Miller County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,871.7	9,842.6	+41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.4	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	95.6	59.8	+60%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	10.1	6.2	+63%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	86.4	96.9	-11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.5	28.6	-32%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde26.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.36 per million
Benzene1.1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge124
NPDES wastewater discharge permit81
Rail grade crossing37
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Brownfield property11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Major air pollution source2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1

Highest-severity records

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

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Texarkana
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Thiram, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Cobalt compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,059 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75502CPRTRRT12P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Texarkana, Texarkana
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia. 447,884 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71854RVRVL7500T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Smith-Blair Inc, Texarkana
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens. 2,787 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75502RCKWL30GLO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Tyson Foods - River Valley Animal Foods, Texarkana
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024952880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Texarkana
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $22,920.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Rk Hall Texarkana East Asphalt Plant #50, Texarkana
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,320.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022550247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Vectrus Systems, Llc. Texarkana, Texarkana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002002181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Texarkana Asphalt Plant, Texarkana
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 16 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71854PCTXS325DI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Smith-Blair Inc, Texarkana
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Fouke Wastewater Treatment Plt, Fouke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010065455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Vectrus Systems, Llc. Texarkana, Texarkana
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $6,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002002181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Texarkana Rgnl-Webb Fld, Texarkana
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID TXK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Texarkana
Major air pollution source. Penalties $22,920.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Texarkana, Arkansas, Texarkana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020830920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Garland, City Of, Garland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032942065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jordan Henderson, Texarkana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070158486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Robert C. Haynes Ii, Texarkana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070208599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Josh Thane, Texarkana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070234090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Texarkana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $22,920.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Samsand, Llc, Garland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024985872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Genoa Central School Wastewater Plant, Texarkana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070500094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Matt Cornelius Atu House 1, Texarkana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071657353 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Texarkana
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $22,920.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Natural Gas Pipeline Company Of America Llc - Station 305, Texarkana
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001702248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rk Hall Texarkana East Asphalt Plant #50, Texarkana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,320.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022550247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Miller 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 Miller 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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