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Nevada County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Nevada County is 178 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 127 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (41), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (32), Rail grade crossing (23). 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: 33.7086, -93.2912.

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 Nevada County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	56.8	30.2	1.88xSignificant	39.3 to 80.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	75.4	51.8	1.46xSignificant	55 to 102.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	178	143.2	1.24xSignificant	146.4 to 215.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	406.8	453.4	0.9x	356.2 to 463.4	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 Nevada County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,041.6	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	92.6	96.9	-5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde23.75 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.26 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge41
NPDES wastewater discharge permit32
Rail grade crossing23
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Landfill (mapped facility)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Holcim Solutions & Products, Prescott
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 1,219 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71857FRSTNHWY24 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Amrize Building Envelope Llc., Prescott
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Arkansas Dept. Of Parks & Tourism - White Oak Lake State Park, Bluff City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041245435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Texas Eastern Transmission, Lp - Hope, Ar, Emmet
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043771362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Amrize Building Envelope Llc., Prescott
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Nevada School District # 1 - Nevada High School, Rosston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Nevada County Class Iv Landfill, Prescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020134059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Pennington Atu, Prescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071728926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Emmet, City Of, Emmet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009125035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Prescott Wwtp, Prescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039817035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Prescott Lumber Mill, Prescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064253604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Emmet, City Of, Emmet
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0041815: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Kizer Fld, Prescott
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4F7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1388247188 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1388809524 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1388809525 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1388809526 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1388809527 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/561493944 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Nevada School District # 1 - Nevada High School, Rosston
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0042439: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Prescott Water Treatment Plant, Prescott
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ARG640010: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Amrize Building Envelope Llc., Prescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Arkansas Dept. Of Parks & Tourism - White Oak Lake State Park, Bluff City
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0051241: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.5
J.D.& Billy Hines Trucking, Prescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010655905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Willisville Waterworks, Willisville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011376251 (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 Nevada 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 Nevada 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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