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Searcy County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Searcy County is 180.2 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 49 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (18), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (14), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 35.9109, -92.6797.

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 Searcy County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	29.8	14.5	2.06xSignificant	16.3 to 51.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55.2	30.2	1.83xSignificant	39.3 to 77.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	24.4	13.9	1.76xSignificant	14 to 41.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	180.2	143.2	1.26xSignificant	149 to 217.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22	18.7	1.18x	13 to 37.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	525.7	453.4	1.16xSignificant	465.9 to 592.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.5	51.8	1.13x	41.9 to 81.5	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 Searcy County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,893.6	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	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	111.5	96.9	+15%	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.

Formaldehyde19.5 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.87 per million
Pahpom0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge18
NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Universal Pultrusions E Plant, Marshall
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 10,980 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7265WNVRSL212WF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Royal Oak Enterprises Llc, Leslie
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $70,360.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037147735 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Royal Oak Enterprises-Oxley, Leslie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 8,317 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72645RYLKN385HA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Layton'S Ozark Timber Sawmill & Fencing Llc, Saint Joe
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds. 570 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72675ZRKTMHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Dion Reid, Marshall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070083709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Leslie, City Of, Leslie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Leslie, City Of, Leslie
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0034657: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Royal Oak Enterprises Llc, Leslie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $70,360.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037147735 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Marshall, City Of-Wwtp, Marshall
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0034011: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Marshall Wwtp, Marshall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010066579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Progressive Solutions, Llc, Marshall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711119 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Searcy County, Marshall
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4A5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mcclain Forest Products, Western Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010419261 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wrm Leslie Quarry, Leslie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025005839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Layton'S Ozark Timber Sawmill & Fencing, Llc, Saint Joe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033012255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brunscum & Harness Lumber, Marshall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035765179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Universal Pultrustions Llc, Marshall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045009192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stiles Metal Recycling, Inc., Leslie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070360115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Job 100997, Shady Grove, Township Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071311658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Parcel 001-03702-009, Marshall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071446121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Humming Pines Rv Park And Camp, Saint Joe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071447556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcclain Forest Products, Western Grove
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010419261 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Royal Oak Enterprises - Oxley, Oxley
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110031032852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Universal Pultrustions Llc, Marshall
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110045009192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Universal Pultrustions, Llc (East Plant), Marshall
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110067566565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Searcy 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 Searcy 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.

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