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Dearborn County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dearborn County is 173.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 458 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (142), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (129), Rail grade crossing (75). 2 correctional facilities operate 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: 39.122, -84.9602.

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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 Dearborn County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths63.41.76xSignificant3.7 to 9.32020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths10.16.61.53xSignificant7.1 to 14.12020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases79.251.81.53xSignificant70.2 to 89.22019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths44.330.21.47xSignificant37.5 to 522020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths6.44.41.45x3.9 to 10.12020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases96.21.45x5.7 to 13.62019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases25.217.91.41xSignificant19.9 to 31.42019-2023
EsophagusNew cases6.34.61.37x3.9 to 9.82019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths6.54.81.35x4 to 102020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases24.518.51.32xSignificant19.4 to 30.62019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases30.323.81.27xSignificant24.4 to 37.42019-2023
All cancerDeaths173.8143.21.21xSignificant159.9 to 188.82020-2024
BladderDeaths4.94.11.2x2.8 to 8.12020-2024
BladderNew cases21.818.71.17x17.1 to 27.52019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases9.98.71.14x6.9 to 142019-2023
All cancerNew cases510.5453.41.13xSignificant486 to 5362019-2023
ThyroidNew cases13.6131.05x9.4 to 19.22019-2023
PancreasDeaths11.811.31.04x8.5 to 16.12020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases14.814.51.02x10.9 to 19.82019-2023
PancreasNew cases14.113.91.01x10.3 to 18.82019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths5.35.70.93x3.1 to 8.72020-2024
StomachNew cases56.60.76x2.9 to 8.32019-2023

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 Dearborn County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,670.99,842.6-12%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy76.275.3+1%years
Child mortality3759.8-38%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths83.396.9-14%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths32.328.6+13%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.

  • Formaldehyde18.84 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.07 per million
  • Benzene1.18 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge142
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit129
  • Rail grade crossing75
  • Gas station (mapped facility)25
  • Brownfield property17
  • Air permit holder (minor source)13
  • Combined sewer overflow outfall10
  • Major air pollution source6
  • Landfill (mapped facility)6
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Small hazardous waste generator4
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Public airport2
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Heliport2
  • Gas power plant1
  • 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.

  1. Anchor Glass Container Corporation, Lawrenceburg

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $47,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000834036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.4

  2. Matthews Aurora Llc, Aurora

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Copper, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 51,457 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 47001RRCSKUS50W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.1

  3. Matthews Aurora Llc, Aurora

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $9,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000747504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.6

  4. Anchor Glass Container Corporation, Lawrenceburg

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $47,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000834036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.3

  5. Anchor Glass Container Corporation, Lawrenceburg

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $47,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000834036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  6. Anchor Glass Container Corporation, Lawrenceburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $47,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000834036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  7. Mgpi Of Indiana Llc, Lawrenceburg

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $19,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110058598496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  8. Mgpi Of Indiana Llc, Lawrenceburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $19,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110058598496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  9. Mgpi Of Indiana Llc, Lawrenceburg

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $19,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110058598496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  10. Matthews Aurora Llc, Aurora

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $9,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000747504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  11. Matthews Aurora Llc, Aurora

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $9,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000747504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  12. Matthews Aurora Llc, Aurora

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000747504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  13. Anchor Glass Container Corp-Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 115 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 4702WNCHRG2WEST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.6

  14. Proximo Distillers Indiana Llc, Lawrenceburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,100.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055149593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  15. South Dearborn R.S.D., Lawrenceburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064243082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  16. Catalent Pharma Solutions (Fka Bettera Brands), Greendale

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070865951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  17. Omni Technologies Inc, Greendale

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline). Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 47025MNTCH779RU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  18. Picnic Woods Development, Lawrenceburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009974563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  19. Lawrenceburg Power, Llc, Lawrenceburg

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 55502 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4.2

  20. Proximo Distillers Indiana Llc, Lawrenceburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012534230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  21. Omni Technologies Inc, Lawrenceburg

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039019852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  22. Proximo Distillers Indiana Llc, Lawrenceburg

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,100.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055149593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  23. High Ridge Wwtp, Dillsboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056000697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  24. Aurora Combined Collection System, Aurora

    Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IN0050903: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 4

  25. Aurora Combined Collection System, Aurora

    Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IN0050903:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 4

Correctional facilities

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Dearborn 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 Dearborn 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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