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Fulton County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fulton County is 192.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 163 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (42), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Brownfield property (29). 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: 41.0409, -86.2066.

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 Fulton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53	30.2	1.75xSignificant	42.1 to 66.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	192.8	143.2	1.35xSignificant	170.4 to 217.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.6	51.8	1.34xSignificant	57.1 to 84.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.2	8.7	1.17x	5.8 to 17.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.9	17.9	1.17x	13.5 to 31.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.7	14.5	1.15x	9.8 to 26.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.5	11.3	1.02x	6.8 to 18.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	439	453.4	0.97x	403.5 to 476.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.2	18.7	0.92x	11.1 to 25.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.7	13.9	0.84x	6.8 to 19.2	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 Fulton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,507.6	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	72.8	59.8	+22%	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	91.3	96.9	-6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	29.6	28.6	+4%	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.

Formaldehyde15.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.47 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge42
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Brownfield property29
Rail grade crossing18
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Major air pollution source4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Public airport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Topp Industries Inc, Rochester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 472,616 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46975TPPNDHWY25 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Rochester Metal Products Corp, Rochester
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000401672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Rochester Metal Products Corp, Rochester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Diisocyanates, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 548 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46975RCHST616IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Topp Industries Inc, Rochester
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041002447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Rochester Metal Products Corp, Rochester
Major air pollution source. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000401672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Rochester Metal Products Corp, Rochester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000401672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rochester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039900060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Zimmerman Energy Llc, Argos
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055150508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Rochester Metal Products Corp, Rochester
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000401672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Topp Industries Inc, Rochester
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041002447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lau Industries Inc, Rochester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000401663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Republic Services County Line Landfill, Argos
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070862663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Caston Educational Center, Fulton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006680154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Tri Eagle Provisions Llc, Tippecanoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110049807232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Olympic Fiberglass Industries, Rochester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592500 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Beattie Oil Service Station, Kewanna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015336723 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Modern Materials, Rochester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045413101 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Rochester Times Cinema, Rochester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966212 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hsm Property, Rochester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966596 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rochester Main Street, Rochester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970515 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
527 Main, Rochester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970519 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Nickel Plate Rochester Extension, Rochester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970776 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Barber Shop, Kewanna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971300 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Turret Building, Kewanna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971301 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
East Main Street Corridor, Kewanna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971302 (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.

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Fulton 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 Fulton 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.

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