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Franklin County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 173.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 154 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (56), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35), Industrial wastewater discharge (31). 3 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: 39.4004, -85.057.

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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 Franklin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.3	17.9	1.3x	16 to 33.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.6	11.3	1.29x	9.1 to 22.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.1	30.2	1.26x	29.3 to 49.1	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	16.1	13	1.24x	9.4 to 25.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	173.5	143.2	1.21xSignificant	153.1 to 196	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17	14.5	1.17x	10.7 to 26	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.3	51.8	1.16x	49 to 73.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	486.3	453.4	1.07x	451.2 to 523.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.2	18.7	1.03x	13 to 27.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	8 to 20.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.3	23.8	0.94x	15 to 32.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13	18.5	0.7x	7.9 to 20.6	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 Franklin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,834.8	9,842.6	-10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	57.2	59.8	-4%	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	94.6	96.9	-2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.1	28.6	+12%	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.

Formaldehyde17.32 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.84 per million
Benzene0.98 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing56
NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Industrial wastewater discharge31
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Correctional facility (prison or jail)3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
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.

Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt Llc, Brookville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 452 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47012WRSCR128W8 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Owens Corning Brookville Roofing & Asphalt Llc, Brookville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001322051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Uni-Ref Inc., Brookville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 481 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4701WNRFNC831GL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Dave O'Mara Contractor Inc, Laurel
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 47024DVMRC24031 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Dave O'Mara Contractor Plant 5, Laurel
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012705288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Uni-Ref Incorporated, Brookville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058570942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Batesville Wwtp, City Of, Batesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006645452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Big Cedar Mhp Llc, Brookville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,240.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012139890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Batesville Wwtp, City Of, Huntersville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0039268: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Oldenburg Wwtp, Oldenburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055998489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Brookville Wwtp, Brookville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022446: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Oldenburg Wwtp, Oldenburg
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0023973: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Laurel Wwtp, Laurel
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0040240: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Big Cedar Mhp Llc, Brookville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0037168: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Owens Corning Brookville Roofing & Asphalt Llc, Brookville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001322051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Laurel Wwtp, Laurel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009977962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Batesville, Batesville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HLB (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Hoosier Hill Rwd/Elrod Water Company, Brookville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0058947: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Brookville Wwtp, Brookville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006766534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Metamora Rsd, Metamora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056009199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Owens Corning Brookville Roofing & Asphalt Llc, Brookville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001322051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Batesville Tool & Die Incorporated, Batesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003085900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hoosier Hill Rwd/Elrod Water Company, Brookville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009694447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sperry & Rice Manufacturing Co Llc, Brookville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025317011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Uni-Ref Incorporated, Brookville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058570942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

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

Indot Des 2000087 State Road (Sr) 252 Slide Correction, Brookville
EPA FRS registry ID
110071728033
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report
In Dot Slide Correction Des. 2100242, Brookville
EPA FRS registry ID
110071878983
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report
In Dot Des 1800085 Us 52 Slide Correction, Metamora
EPA FRS registry ID
110072255561
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Franklin 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 Franklin 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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