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Pike County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pike County is 174.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 112 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (59), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (39), Air permit holder (minor source) (6). 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: 34.1468, -93.6329.

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 Pike County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.7	30.2	1.94xSignificant	43 to 79.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	95.5	51.8	1.84xSignificant	74.3 to 121.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	174.5	143.2	1.22xSignificant	144.9 to 208.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	447.9	453.4	0.99x	399.2 to 501.6	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 Pike County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,905.2	9,842.6	+41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.6	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	110.5	59.8	+85%	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	99.5	96.9	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde22.37 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.14 per million
Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge59
NPDES wastewater discharge permit39
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Brownfield property1
Hydroelectric plant1
TRI reporting facility1
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.

Delight, City Of, Delight
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010065446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Usa-Coe-Cowhide Cove Recreation Area, Murfreesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006884746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bean Lumber Company, Glenwood
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Glenwood, City Of, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010066212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bean Lumber Company, Glenwood
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Usa Coe-Self Creek Rec Area-Lake Greeson, Daisy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010066695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Arkansas Pole Mill, Inc, Delight
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025111750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Resolute Glenwood Llc, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067437456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Pike County Memorial Hospital, Murfreesboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980708 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bean Lumber Company, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Murfreesboro Wwtp, Murfreesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055982487 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Great Southern Wood - Glenwood Inc., Glenwood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds.
TRI facility ID 71943GRTST4SSPU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Caddo Properties, Llc, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071377934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Glenwood, City Of, Glenwood
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0035645: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Murfreesboro, City Of - Water & Sewer Wtp, Murfreesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012688582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Caddo Properties, Llc - Glenwood North Island Development, City Of Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072113780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Daisy State Park, Daisy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010066061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Larry Harris Dba Wolf Creek Sand & Gravel, Antoine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067371542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Daisy State Park, Daisy
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0038113: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.7
Wolf Creek Sand & Gravel, Antoine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024944186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Antoine Hardwoods, Inc, Antoine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024949387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Charlie'S Petroleum, Llc, Delight
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025048632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J & J Lumber Co.,Inc, Amity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025108791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stella-Jones Corporation - Delight, Delight
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032938711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Great Southern Wood-Glenwood, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033631318 (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 Pike 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 Pike 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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