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Woodruff County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Woodruff County is 167.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 114 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (44), Industrial wastewater discharge (29), 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: 35.1793, -91.2323.

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 Woodruff County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.9	51.8	1.45xSignificant	53.8 to 103.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.8	30.2	1.22x	22.7 to 59.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	167.2	143.2	1.17x	133.1 to 209	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	457.8	453.4	1.01x	394.4 to 529.6	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 Woodruff County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,238.5	9,842.6	+14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.2	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	124.8	96.9	+29%	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.

Formaldehyde22.77 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde2.34 per million
Benzene0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing44
Industrial wastewater discharge29
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Public airport5
Brownfield property4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
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.

Sloan Valve Co, Augusta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Zinc compounds, Lead, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 881,398 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 72006NBCNCHWY33 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Sloan Valve Co - Augusta Division, Augusta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Cotton Plant, City Of, Cotton Plant
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Carl E Bailey Generating Stat Ion, Augusta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 72006RKNSSHWY33 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Augusta Wwtp, Augusta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039744658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Carl Bailey Generating Station, Augusta
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043797077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Carl Bailey, Augusta
Gas power plant.
Record ID 202 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
Old Mill Property - City Of Cotton Plant, Cotton Plant
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060979044 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Augusta Fitzhugh Property, Augusta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972030 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Augusta Elementary School, Augusta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985789 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Boyles Property, Augusta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985790 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sloan Valve Co - Augusta Division, Augusta
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Carl Bailey Generating Station, Augusta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043797077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Patterson Wwtp, Patterson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056001320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Augusta, City Of, Augusta
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0034738: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Patterson Waterworks, Patterson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011376572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Carl Bailey Generating Station, Augusta
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043797077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bold Team Llc, Cotton Plant
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070376534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Morton Plant, Mccrory
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063915562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cotton Plant, City Of, Cotton Plant
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0033391: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Patterson Waterworks, Patterson
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ARG640034: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Patterson, City Of, Patterson
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0039837: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Woodruff County, Augusta
Public airport. O.
Record ID M60 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mccrory, City Of, Mccrory
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0044954: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Mccrory, City Of, Mccrory
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786031 (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 Woodruff 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 Woodruff 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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