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Clinton County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clinton County is 175.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 2.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 337 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (109), Industrial wastewater discharge (73), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (69). 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: 40.305, -86.469.

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 Clinton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	16.4	5.7	2.88xSignificant	11 to 23.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	8	4.6	1.74x	4.6 to 13.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	22.3	14.5	1.54xSignificant	15.8 to 30.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.4	17.9	1.47xSignificant	19.2 to 35.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	26.4	18.5	1.43xSignificant	19.4 to 35.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.8	51.8	1.41xSignificant	61.5 to 85.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	16.8	13	1.29x	11.2 to 24.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.3	23.8	1.27x	22.8 to 39.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.1	30.2	1.26x	30.2 to 47.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	175.4	143.2	1.22xSignificant	157.5 to 195	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	526	453.4	1.16xSignificant	493.7 to 559.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.1	18.7	1.02x	13.6 to 26.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	8.5 to 19.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.1	11.3	0.89x	6.2 to 15.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.3	8.7	0.84x	4.1 to 12.3	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 Clinton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,708.8	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.4	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	53.5	59.8	-11%	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	95.8	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	40.8	28.6	+43%	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.

Formaldehyde16.14 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.51 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

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

Rail grade crossing109
Industrial wastewater discharge73
NPDES wastewater discharge permit69
Brownfield property18
Gas station (mapped facility)18
TRI reporting facility9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source4
Combined sewer overflow outfall3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1

Highest-severity records

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

Archer Daniels Midland, Frankfort
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $93,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Frito Lay, Frankfort
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.9
Donaldson Co Inc, Frankfort
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Diisocyanates and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 122,240 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46041DNLDSSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Donaldson Company, Inc, Frankfort
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $17,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.1
Covestro Llc., Frankfort
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl methacrylate, Acrylonitrile, Styrene, Propyleneimine and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 30,697 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46041CRSNSSTRT2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
F08 - Frankfort Oilseeds, Frankfort
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 2,716,631 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46041RCHRDPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Neoresins, Frankfort
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Archer Daniels Midland, Frankfort
Major air pollution source. Penalties $93,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Frito-Lay Inc., Frankfort
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 210,000 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46041FRTLYROAD3 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Frito Lay, Frankfort
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Archer Daniels Midland, Frankfort
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $93,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Frito Lay, Frankfort
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Archer Daniels Midland, Frankfort
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $93,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Frito Lay, Frankfort
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Frankfort Wwtp, City Of, Frankfort
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022934: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 6
Donaldson Company, Inc, Frankfort
Major air pollution source. Penalties $17,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Archer Daniels Midland, Frankfort
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $93,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Nhk Seating Of America, Frankfort
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Diisocyanates. 1,141 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4604WNHKST2298W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Custom Building Products Inc, Frankfort
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Lead, Lithium carbonate. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46041CSTMB3800W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Donaldson Company, Inc, Frankfort
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $17,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ntk Precision Axle Corp, Frankfort
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037144426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Fontana Fasteners, Frankfort
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Manganese. 111 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46041TRMSF3281W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Neoresins, Frankfort
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Neoresins, Frankfort
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000396198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ntk Precision Axle Corp, Frankfort
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 46041NTKPR741CU (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 Clinton 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 Clinton 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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