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Monroe County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Monroe County is 208.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 2.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 132 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (52), Industrial wastewater discharge (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18). 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: 34.6813, -91.2126.

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 Monroe County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
PancreasDeaths27.711.32.45xSignificant15.8 to 47.52020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases34.917.91.95xSignificant19.2 to 59.52019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases94.251.81.82xSignificant70.2 to 125.62019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths46.630.21.54xSignificant30.6 to 70.12020-2024
All cancerDeaths208.4143.21.46xSignificant170.7 to 253.22020-2024
All cancerNew cases508.1453.41.12x446 to 577.52019-2023

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 Monroe County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death18,678.69,842.6+90%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy68.875.3-9%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths149.696.9+54%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde23.58 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.36 per million
  • Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing52
  • Industrial wastewater discharge33
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
  • Gas station (mapped facility)15
  • Air permit holder (minor source)6
  • Public airport5
  • Brownfield property2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

  1. Riviana Foods - Brinkley, Brinkley

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuryl fluoride. 11,263 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7202WRVNFD28WES (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.1

  2. Brinkley Water Treatment Facility, Brinkley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011376509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  3. Holly Grove, City Of, Holly Grove

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010066917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  4. Clarendon Wwtp, Clarendon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055976476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  5. Brinkley Mercy Hospital & St Joseph Nursing Home, Brinkley

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072080214 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  6. The Depot, Brinkley

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072080215 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  7. Holly Grove Water Treatment, Holly Grove

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011376046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. Holly Grove-Water Treatment Plant, Holly Grove

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071906263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  9. W.R. Mills, L.L.C., Brinkley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070694924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  10. Holly Grove, City Of, Holly Grove

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit AR0022438: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.1

  11. Holly Grove Muni, Holly Grove

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 2A6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  12. Clarendon Muni, Clarendon

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 4M8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  13. Frank Federer Meml, Brinkley

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID M36 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  14. Riviana Foods - Brinkley, Brinkley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001707092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. T & S Sawmill, Inc., Clarendon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110025036770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Arkansas Concrete - Brinkley, Brinkley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110025092566 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Southern Squares Company, Inc., Clarendon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035768951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Crop Production Services 4004, Clarendon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038222679 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Riviana Food, Inc., Brinkley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054176333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Lower Piney Creek Renovation, Rural

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070029769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Asphalt Producers, Llc - Asphalt Producers Portable Plant - Brinkley, Brinkley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070551378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Road Ranger Site Improvements, Brinkley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070622714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Fc21-001v D-Line Rebuild, Brinkley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071296051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Brinkley Public Schools - Brinkley High School, Brinkley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071905954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Scenic Hill Solar Lxxi, Llc - Scenic Hill Solar- Brinkley, Brinkley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071995531 (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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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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