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Adams County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Adams County is 156.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 255 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (73), Industrial wastewater discharge (57), Rail grade crossing (25). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 40.7451, -84.9366.

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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 Adams County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	7.6	5.7	1.33x	4.5 to 12.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20	17.9	1.12x	14.1 to 27.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156.7	143.2	1.09x	140.4 to 174.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.7	18.7	1x	13.1 to 25.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.4	30.2	0.97x	22.6 to 37.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.6	11.3	0.94x	6.8 to 15.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	47.5	51.8	0.92x	38.8 to 57.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	393.6	453.4	0.87x	366.5 to 422.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.1	18.5	0.76x	9.2 to 20.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.8	14.5	0.74x	6.7 to 16.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	8.9	13.9	0.64x	5.4 to 13.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	13.8	23.8	0.58x	9 to 20.3	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 Adams County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,648.2	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	103.4	59.8	+73%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	10	6.2	+61%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	65.3	96.9	-33%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.8	28.6	-48%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde15.84 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.58 per million
Benzene0.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit73
Industrial wastewater discharge57
Rail grade crossing25
Brownfield property17
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Combined sewer overflow outfall12
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
Air permit holder (minor source)9
TRI reporting facility9
Major air pollution source7
Large hazardous waste generator7
Public airport3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)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.

Bunge North America East Llc, Decatur
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $6,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.8
Bunge N.A. (East) L.L.C., Decatur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 1,954,104 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46733CNTRL1200N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2, Decatur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 451,834 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46733GLDSH2004P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Thunderbird Products, Decatur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Lead, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 329,960 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46733THNDR2200W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-1, Decatur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 155,513 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46733GLDSH2709P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Poseidon Barge Llc, Berne
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $12,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070216179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Thunderbird Products, Decatur
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Rev Recreation Group Campus P1, Decatur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates. 169,294 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46733FLTWD1031U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Bunge North America East Llc, Decatur
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Ficosa North America Corporation, Berne
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041982904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Goldshield Fiberglass Inc 43-2, Decatur
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Bunge North America East Llc, Decatur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Rev Recreation Group, Decatur
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Fcc (Adams) Llc, Berne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead, Ethylene glycol. Reports carcinogens. 113 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4671WFCCDM936EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Ficosa North America Corporation, Berne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041982904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Decatur Wwtp, Decatur
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0039314: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 6
Prestress Services Industries Llc - Decatur Branch, Decatur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 55 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4673WPRSTR7855N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Berne Wwtp, Berne
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021369: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 5.8
Gold Sheild Fiberglass Inc 43-1, Decatur
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Poseidon Barge Llc, Berne
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $12,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070216179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Poseidon Barge Llc, Berne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 729 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4671WPSDNB725EP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Dolco Packaging - Decatur, Decatur
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,788.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000544251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Fcc (Adams), Llc, Berne
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046371573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Bunge North America East Llc, Decatur
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $6,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Strick Trailers Llc, Monroe
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 46772STRCK301NP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5

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 Adams County

Indiana 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 Adams County, and their findings.
Indiana vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Indiana health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Indiana 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.
Indiana 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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