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Boone County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Boone County is 149 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 821 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (368), Industrial wastewater discharge (282), Rail grade crossing (42). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 40.0562, -86.4686.

How this county ranks in Indiana

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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 Boone County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.8	4.8	1.63xSignificant	5.3 to 11.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.8	3.4	1.41x	3 to 7.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	7.3	5.7	1.28x	4.9 to 10.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.8	23.8	1.17x	22.7 to 33.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.2	4.6	1.13x	3.2 to 8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.1	18.7	1.13x	16.7 to 26.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.9	51.8	1.1x	49.9 to 64.7	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.4	4.1	1.07x	2.5 to 7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.7	4.4	1.07x	2.8 to 7.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12	11.3	1.06x	9 to 15.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.9	30.2	1.06x	26.7 to 37.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	11.6 to 19.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149	143.2	1.04x	137.4 to 161.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	465	453.4	1.03x	444.1 to 486.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.8	13.9	0.99x	10.4 to 18	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.9	18.5	0.97x	13.9 to 22.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.5	17.9	0.92x	12.8 to 20.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.7	6.2	0.92x	3.5 to 8.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11	13	0.85x	7.9 to 15	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.9	8.7	0.68x	3.8 to 8.8	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.1	6.6	0.62x	2.4 to 6.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4	6.6	0.61x	2.3 to 6.5	2020-2024

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 Boone County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,188.6	9,842.6	-37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.2	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	37.9	59.8	-37%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.5	6.2	-27%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	70.6	96.9	-27%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.7	28.6	-3%	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.

Formaldehyde17.11 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.66 per million
Naphthalene1.35 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 350 days: 314 good, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 35, peak 112.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit368
Industrial wastewater discharge282
Rail grade crossing42
Gas station (mapped facility)31
Brownfield property23
Small hazardous waste generator17
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Large hazardous waste generator7
Hazardous waste transporter6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility5
Major air pollution source4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Superfund (NPL) site2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Landfill (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.

Northside Sanitary Landfill, Inc., Zionsville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 46. NPL Site.
EPA site ID IND050530872 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Envirochem Corp., Zionsville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 46.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID IND084259951 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Stalcop Metal Forming Llc, Thorntown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1-Bromopropane, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 49,336 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46071STLCP1217W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Monosol-Lebanon Plant, Lebanon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 149,349 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4605WMNSLL155SM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Stalcop, L.P., Thorntown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002114319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Monosol-Lebanon Plant, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071434408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Clay Township Regional Waste District, Zionsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001123846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems, Lebanon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 82 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46052HNDRC180MO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Zionsville Wwtp, Zionsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006765937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Rinker Whitestown Pipe, Whitestown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4607WRNKRW436WH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Fukai Toyotetsu Indiana Corp, Jamestown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4614WFKTYT599NL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems, Lebanon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Fukai Toyotetsu Indiana Corporation (Ftic), Jamestown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067657967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Monosol Llc, Lebanon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070551401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ken'S Foods Lebanon, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070557921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rinker Whitestown Pipe, Whitestown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071428633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Whitestown South Wwtp, Whitestown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062670612 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems, Lebanon
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lebanon Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion, Lebanon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006645648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Thorntown Utilities-Treatment Plant, Thorntown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009979201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Monosol Llc, Lebanon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070551401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eli Lilly And Company Lebanon Facility, Lebanon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071425393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eli Lilly & Company Lilly Medicine Foundry, Lebanon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072155889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Western Boone Jr/Sr High Sch, Thorntown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006010235 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Third Site, Zionsville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009569430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Boone County Jail Improvement Project, Lebanon
EPA FRS registry ID
110071370361
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Boone 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 Boone 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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