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Clay County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clay County is 188.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 2.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 155 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (42), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35), Gas station (mapped facility) (22). 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: 39.3855, -87.091.

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 Clay County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	11.2	4.1	2.73xSignificant	6.7 to 17.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	30.4	17.9	1.7xSignificant	22.4 to 40.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.2	30.2	1.36xSignificant	32.5 to 51.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	188.2	143.2	1.31xSignificant	168.4 to 210	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.8	51.8	1.31xSignificant	56.5 to 81.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24	18.7	1.28x	17.3 to 32.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14	11.3	1.24x	9.1 to 21	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	482.8	453.4	1.06x	449.9 to 517.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9	8.7	1.03x	5 to 15	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.2	18.5	0.98x	12.5 to 26	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.6	14.5	0.94x	8.5 to 20.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.5	13.9	0.9x	7.9 to 19.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.9	23.8	0.84x	13.4 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 Clay County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,097.1	9,842.6	-8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	64.7	59.8	+8%	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	70	96.9	-28%	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.

Formaldehyde18.22 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.81 per million
Benzene0.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge42
NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Rail grade crossing15
Brownfield property9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility5
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Major air pollution source3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Solar power plant2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Ppg Brazil Liquid, Brazil
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 32,032 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4783WVCBRZ1825E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Metals & Additives Corp, Brazil
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Molybdenum trioxide and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 23,299 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47834XDCHMNORTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Great Dane Trailers Inc, Brazil
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000605649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Great Dane Trailers, Brazil
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Chromium, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 693 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47834GRTDNUSHIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Ivc Industrial Coatings Inc, Brazil
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014457774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Ppg Brazil Powder, Brazil
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Triglycidyl isocyanurate, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol, Antimony compounds, Nickel compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 126 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4783WPPGND2831B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Brickcraft Inc, Center Point
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds. 9,058 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4784WBRCKC2NSR5 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Brazil Wwtp, Brazil
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039696371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Brickcraft, Llc., Centerpoint
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033645919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Ivc Industrial Coatings Inc, Brazil
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040629291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Omni Oxide Indiana Oxide, Brazil
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067426645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Indiana Oxide, Brazil
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $13,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Great Dane Trailers Inc, Brazil
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000605649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Great Dane Trailers Inc, Brazil
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000605649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Great Dane Trailers Inc, Brazil
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000605649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Dave O'Mara Contractor Inc, Brazil
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4752WDVMRC13966 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Clay City Water Works-Treatment Plant, Clay City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008978133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Metals And Additives Llc Warehouse, Brazil
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $8,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071062735 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Brickcraft, Llc., Centerpoint
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033645919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Center Point, Centerpoint
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,926.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039690545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Blue Power Llc, Brazil
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007284143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ivc Industrial Coatings Inc, Brazil
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040629291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pauls Place, Carbon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038742929 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Olde Country Store, Harmony
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055085599 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Clay County Jail, Brazil
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967698 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

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

Clay County Jail, Brazil
EPA FRS registry ID
110071297342
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Clay 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 Clay 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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