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Montgomery County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montgomery County is 151.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 426 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (126), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (109), Rail grade crossing (87). 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: 40.0395, -86.894.

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 Montgomery County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.8	6.2	1.58x	5.8 to 15.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.1	51.8	1.41xSignificant	63.2 to 84.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	17.7	13	1.36x	12 to 25.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.5	30.2	1.31xSignificant	32.3 to 48.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.7	13.9	1.06x	10.4 to 20.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	151.4	143.2	1.06x	136.5 to 167.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.6	17.9	1.04x	13.2 to 25.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	471.1	453.4	1.04x	443.7 to 499.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.1	11.3	0.98x	7.5 to 16	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	17.2	18.7	0.92x	12.5 to 23.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.7	18.5	0.9x	11.9 to 23	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.1	23.8	0.89x	15.4 to 28.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.3	14.5	0.85x	8.3 to 17.7	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 Montgomery County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,100.3	9,842.6	-8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.6	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	56.4	59.8	-6%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.8	6.2	+26%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	92.5	96.9	-5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	34	28.6	+19%	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.

Formaldehyde16.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.59 per million
Benzene0.93 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge126
NPDES wastewater discharge permit109
Rail grade crossing87
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Brownfield property11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
TRI reporting facility8
Major air pollution source7
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Small hazardous waste generator7
Combined sewer overflow outfall5
Large hazardous waste generator5
Solar power plant5
Hazardous waste transporter4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Coal 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.

Crown Food Packaging, Crawfordsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 277,197 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47933CRWNC400NW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Nucor Steel, Crawfordsville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $38,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017410595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Raybestos Powertrain Llc, Crawfordsville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $52,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404385 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Nucor Steel, Crawfordsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium And Barium Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 194,348 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47933NCRST400SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Valero Renewable Fuels Co Llc Dba Valero Linden Plant, Linden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Formic acid, Acrolein and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 82,142 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47955SLNDN23W11 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Crown Beverage Packaging, Crawfordsville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $40,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Valero Linden Plant, Linden
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028090606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Raybestos Powertrain Llc, Crawfordsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Phenol, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 14,301 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47933RYBST1204D (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Raybestos Powertrain Llc, Crawfordsville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $52,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404385 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Lsc Communications, Crawfordsville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Nucor Steel, Crawfordsville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $38,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017410595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Raybestos Powertrain Llc, Crawfordsville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $52,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404385 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Raybestos Powertrain Llc, Crawfordsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $52,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404385 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lsc Communications, Crawfordsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Nucor Steel, Crawfordsville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $38,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017410595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Nucor Steel, Crawfordsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $38,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017410595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Crawfordsville Power Plant, Crawfordsville
Coal power plant.
Record ID 1024 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6
Crawfordsville Wwtp, Crawfordsville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IN0032964: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 6
Dubose Strapping Inc., Crawfordsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 50 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4793WDBSST4414E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Lsc Communications / Crawfordsville, Crawfordsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 4,116 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47933RRDNN1009S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Nucor Steel, Crawfordsville
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $38,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017410595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Acuity Brands Lighting, Crawfordsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Manganese, Copper, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 1,841 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47933LTHNH1615E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Crown Beverage Packaging, Crawfordsville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $40,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Crawfordsville Wwtp, Crawfordsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000732093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Valero Linden Plant, Linden
Major air pollution source. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028090606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3

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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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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