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Stone County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Stone County is 182.8 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 50 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (19), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Air permit holder (minor source) (7). 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: 35.9185, -92.2194.

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 Stone County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.9	30.2	1.52xSignificant	34.9 to 60.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	20.2	13.9	1.45x	11.9 to 33.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.1	51.8	1.39xSignificant	57.4 to 90.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	182.8	143.2	1.28xSignificant	157.2 to 212.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.2	11.3	1.26x	8 to 24.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27	23.8	1.13x	15.3 to 44.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	454.5	453.4	1x	410.5 to 502.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.2	18.7	0.92x	10.2 to 28.6	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 Stone County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,970.7	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	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	110.1	96.9	+14%	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.

Formaldehyde20.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.95 per million
Pahpom0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge19
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1
Rail grade crossing1

Highest-severity records

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

Mountain View Water, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011375993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Holiday Mountain Resort, Llc, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006656537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mountain View Wwtp, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055976528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mountain View Wilcox Meml Fld, Mountain View
Public airport. O.
Record ID 7M2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Usda Usfs R08 Blanchard Springs Cavern, Fifty-Six
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006891792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Conestoga Wood Specialties-Mountain View, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012703636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
T & T Sawmill, Llc, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024995362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Atlas Asphalt, Inc. - Mountain View Plant, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025002672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Turner'S Sawmill, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025035959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stone County Ironworks, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025095028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mountain View Ready Mix,Corp, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025095992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stone County Transfer Station, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025136680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lignetics Of Ar And Mo, Llc, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044302288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
White River Materials, Inc - Wrm Mountain View Quarry, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055481955 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
T & T Farms, Mountain View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070629307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Emergency Water Source Replacement - Phase Iia, Fiftysix
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071180986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Excel Boats, Mountain View
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071218528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Calico Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 438940C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Cedar America, Mountain View
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007349280 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Conestoga Wood Specialties-Mountain View, Mountain View
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012703636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Atlas Asphalt, Inc. - Mountain View Plant, Mountain View
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110025002672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Lignetics Of Ar And Mo, Llc, Mountain View
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110044302288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
White River Materials, Inc., Mountain View
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110054187456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Flash Market, Llc., Mountain View
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110058906563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Gpm Southeast, Llc. - Flash Market #17392, Mountain View
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110072142024 (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 Stone 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 Stone 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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