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Johnson County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Johnson County is 152.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 899 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (360), Industrial wastewater discharge (289), Rail grade crossing (70). 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: 39.4846, -86.1012.

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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 Johnson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	5.6	3.7	1.51xSignificant	4.2 to 7.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.3	4.4	1.43xSignificant	4.8 to 8.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.1	51.8	1.33xSignificant	63.9 to 74.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.7	17.9	1.32xSignificant	20.6 to 27.1	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.4	4.1	1.32x	4.1 to 7.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.1	6.2	1.31xSignificant	6.3 to 10.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.6	2	1.3x	1.6 to 3.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.9	4.6	1.28x	4.5 to 7.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.8	30.2	1.22xSignificant	33.1 to 40.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.2	18.7	1.19xSignificant	19.3 to 25.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.1	14.5	1.18xSignificant	14.6 to 20	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.5	18.5	1.16xSignificant	18.6 to 24.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.4	23.8	1.15xSignificant	24 to 31	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.2	4.8	1.08x	3.9 to 6.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	486.7	453.4	1.07xSignificant	472.6 to 501.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	152.7	143.2	1.07xSignificant	145 to 160.7	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	13.7	13	1.05x	11.3 to 16.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.3	3.4	0.97x	2.2 to 4.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.4	13.9	0.96x	11.2 to 15.9	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	15.5	16.4	0.95x	10 to 22.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.6	11.3	0.94x	8.7 to 12.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8	8.7	0.92x	6.4 to 10.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.8	6.6	0.88x	4.4 to 7.6	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.5	6.6	0.83x	4.1 to 7.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4.5	5.7	0.79x	3.3 to 6.1	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	1.9	2.7	0.7x	1.1 to 3	2020-2024

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 Johnson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,086.5	9,842.6	-18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.2	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	53.8	59.8	-10%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.8	6.2	-6%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	74.4	96.9	-23%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	37.3	28.6	+30%	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.

Formaldehyde18.29 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.84 per million
Naphthalene1.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit360
Industrial wastewater discharge289
Rail grade crossing70
Gas station (mapped facility)49
Small hazardous waste generator25
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)17
Brownfield property13
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)13
Large hazardous waste generator11
TRI reporting facility11
Public airport6
Major air pollution source4
Hazardous waste transporter4
Combined sewer overflow outfall2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Battery storage plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Essex Solutions Magnet Wire Usa Llc, Franklin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Phenol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Cresol (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 150,934 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46131SSXGR3200E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Lighting Resources Llc, Greenwood
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $35,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000903522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Dualtech Inc., Franklin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Phenol, Nickel, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 10,354 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4613WNNVTV41BLU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Us Army National Guard Camp Atterbury Ranges, Edinburgh
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead And Lead Compounds. 294,586 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46124SRMYCHOSPI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Toppan Packaging, Usa Inc., Edinburgh
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Lighting Resources Llc, Greenwood
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $35,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000903522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Essex Solutions Magnet Wire Usa Llc, Franklin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Dualtech Incorporated, Franklin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054834364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Us Army National Guard Camp Atterbury Ranges, Camp Atterbury
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010455854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Electro-Spec Inc, Franklin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds, Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens. 100 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46131LCTRS18CMM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Safety-Kleen Systems Greenwood (Gre), Greenwood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 92 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46143SFTYK475PA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Ma Metal, Edinburgh
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Nickel And Nickel Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 50 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46124MMTLX216NM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Toppan Packaging, Usa Inc., Edinburgh
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Toppan Packaging Usa Inc., Edinburgh
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Certain glycol ethers. 1,262 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46124HRGRFUS31N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Nelson Global Products, Greenwood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46143RVNNR2615E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Polytek Development Corp. Franklin, Franklin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nonylphenol, Diisocyanates, Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Mercury compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 8 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4613WBCCPR214EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Toppan Packaging, Usa Inc., Edinburgh
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Toppan Packaging, Usa Inc., Edinburgh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Lighting Resources Llc, Greenwood
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $35,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000903522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Lighting Resources Llc, Greenwood
Hazardous waste transporter. Penalties $35,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000903522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ngroup Irc, Franklin
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071318196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Electro-Spec Inc, Franklin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Nachi America Inc, Greenwood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 46143NCHTC713PU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Ma Metal, Edinburgh
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037144435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Nitrex Indiana, Franklin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 70 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46131NTRXN35BLU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4

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 Johnson 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 Johnson 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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