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Decatur County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Decatur County is 179.1 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 2.2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 218 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (54), Industrial wastewater discharge (47), Rail grade crossing (47). 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: 39.2834, -85.4914.

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 Decatur County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	12.4	5.7	2.18xSignificant	7.5 to 19.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	23	14.5	1.59xSignificant	16.1 to 32	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	29.6	18.7	1.58xSignificant	22 to 39.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.4	51.8	1.49xSignificant	64.9 to 91.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.8	8.7	1.47x	7.9 to 19.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.7	30.2	1.35xSignificant	31.9 to 51.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	179.1	143.2	1.25xSignificant	159.3 to 200.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.7	11.3	1.21x	8.8 to 20.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	549.5	453.4	1.21xSignificant	513.7 to 587.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.9	23.8	1.17x	20.1 to 37.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16	13.9	1.15x	10.5 to 23.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.9	17.9	1.06x	12.8 to 27	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.5	18.5	1.05x	13.5 to 27.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.1	13	0.93x	6.8 to 19.8	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 Decatur County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,090.8	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	76.8	59.8	+28%	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	77.6	96.9	-20%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	37.8	28.6	+32%	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.

Formaldehyde17.3 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.75 per million
Benzene1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit54
Industrial wastewater discharge47
Rail grade crossing47
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
TRI reporting facility8
Combined sewer overflow outfall5
Major air pollution source4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Public airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Solar 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.

Honda Development & Manufacturing Of America, Llc - Indiana Auto Plant, Greensburg
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $57,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037389260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Honda Developlement & Manufacturing Llc - Iap, Greensburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 253,360 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4724WHNDMN2755N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Honda Development & Manufacturing Of America, Llc - Indiana Auto Plant, Greensburg
Major air pollution source. Penalties $57,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037389260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Honda Development & Manufacturing Of America, Llc - Indiana Auto Plant, Greensburg
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $57,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037389260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Honda Development & Manufacturing Of America, Llc - Indiana Auto Plant, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $57,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037389260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Delta Faucet Co, Greensburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nitric acid, Copper And Copper Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,057 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47240DLTFCHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Honda Development & Manufacturing Of America, Llc - Indiana Auto Plant, Greensburg
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $57,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037389260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Bodycote Thermal Processing, Greensburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 19,520 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4724WBDYCT193NR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Advanced Bearing Materials Llc, Greensburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Cadmium and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 182 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47240BHNNGHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Gecom Corp, Greensburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 15 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47240GCMCR125BA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Delta Faucet Co, Greensburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007282751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Resonac Powdered Metals America Inc., Greensburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Zinc compounds. 374 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47240SNTRN1024B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Resonac Powdered Metals America, Inc, Greensburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000402298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Dave O'Mara Contractor Inc., Greensburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 47240DVMRC992SC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Advanced Bearing Materials Llc, Greensburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000748406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Steel Technologies Llc, Greensburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 47240MTCHS1811N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Valeo Engine Cooling Inc, Greensburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury, Nickel, Lead, Manganese and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 47240VLNGN1100E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Worthington Steelpac Systems, Greensburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4724WWRTHN1445N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Gecom Corporation, Greensburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003117859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Valeo North America Incorporated, Greensburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000402305 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dave Omara Contractor Inc, Greensburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001353954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Greensburg Potw City Of, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006545051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Steel Technologies Llc, Greensburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043590619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rockies Express Pipeline Llc - St Paul Compressor Station, Saint Paul
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064432074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Greensburg Wwtp, Greensburg
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0020133:001 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Decatur 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 Decatur 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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