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Jay County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jay County is 196 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 269 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (77), Rail grade crossing (63), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (61). 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: 40.4321, -85.0052.

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 Jay County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	17	11.3	1.5x	10.9 to 25.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	196	143.2	1.37xSignificant	172.5 to 222.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.5	18.5	1.32x	16.1 to 35.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	18.3	13.9	1.32x	12 to 27.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.4	17.9	1.31x	15.5 to 34.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.2	30.2	1.26x	28.8 to 50.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.9	18.7	1.22x	15.6 to 32.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.4	51.8	1.2x	49.8 to 77.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	481.6	453.4	1.06x	443.3 to 522.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.2	14.5	0.98x	8.5 to 22.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.6	23.8	0.74x	10.8 to 27.1	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 Jay County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,021.2	9,842.6	+22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.1	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	84.8	59.8	+42%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.8	6.2	+57%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	123.5	96.9	+27%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	44.4	28.6	+55%	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.

Formaldehyde16.41 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.6 per million
Benzene0.91 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge77
Rail grade crossing63
NPDES wastewater discharge permit61
Combined sewer overflow outfall12
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Major air pollution source6
TRI reporting facility6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Brownfield property4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Wind power plant2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Ardagh Glass Inc., Dunkirk
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041175000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Poet Biorefining - Portland, Portland
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $107,025.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031262185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.4
Poet Biorefining-Portland Llc, Portland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Formaldehyde and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 51,645 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4737WPRMRT1542S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Ardagh Glass Inc., Dunkirk
Major air pollution source. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041175000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Ardagh Glass Inc, Dunkirk
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 181,907 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47336KRRXX524EC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Poet Biorefining - Portland, Portland
Major air pollution source. Penalties $107,025.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031262185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Ardagh Glass Inc., Dunkirk
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041175000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Ardagh Glass Inc., Dunkirk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041175000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Fort Recovery Industries Inc, Portland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 757 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4737WFRTRC71ECR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Poet Biorefining - Portland, Portland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $107,025.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031262185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Ardagh Glass Inc., Dunkirk
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041175000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Portland Forge, Portland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 96 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47371TLDYNELAFA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Poet Biorefining - Portland, Portland
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $107,025.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031262185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Redkey Wwtp, Redkey
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0024406: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 5.6
Fort Recovery 2019 Building Addition, Portland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058868541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Portland Forge, An Allegheny Teledyne Company, Portland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040916774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Dunkirk Wwtp, Dunkirk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040093662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Joyce Dayton Corporation/Portland Div, Portland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 47371JYCDY1621N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Jaytec, Inc., Portland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000742297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Anr Pipeline Company Portland Compres, Portland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007054980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Fcc (Indiana) Inc, Portland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 25 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47371JYTCN555IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.1
Joyce Dayton Corporation - Portland Division, Portland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000402859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Redkey Wwtp, Redkey
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0024406:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Redkey Wwtp, Redkey
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0024406:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Redkey Wwtp, Redkey
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0024406:003 (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 Jay 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 Jay 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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