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Morgan County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Morgan County is 186.6 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 436 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (134), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (131), Rail grade crossing (77). One correctional facility operates 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: 39.4905, -86.4693.

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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 Morgan County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusNew cases85.351.81.65xSignificant77.2 to 94.12019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths49.730.21.65xSignificant43.6 to 56.52020-2024
ThyroidNew cases20.8131.6xSignificant16.2 to 26.42019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths5.33.41.56x3.4 to 82020-2024
EsophagusDeaths5.53.71.49x3.6 to 82020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths6.44.41.45x4.2 to 9.32020-2024
BladderNew cases26.618.71.42xSignificant22 to 31.92019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases20.614.51.42xSignificant16.5 to 25.32019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases24.517.91.37xSignificant20.1 to 29.62019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths7.75.71.35x5.3 to 10.92020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths6.44.81.33x4.2 to 9.42020-2024
EsophagusNew cases6.14.61.33x4.1 to 8.82019-2023
All cancerDeaths186.6143.21.3xSignificant174.2 to 199.72020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases86.21.29x5.5 to 11.42019-2023
PancreasDeaths14.211.31.26x10.9 to 18.32020-2024
PancreasNew cases17.213.91.24x13.6 to 21.62019-2023
StomachDeaths3.32.71.22x1.8 to 5.62020-2024
BladderDeaths54.11.22x3.1 to 7.72020-2024
All cancerNew cases528.1453.41.16xSignificant506.9 to 5502019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases19.918.51.08x15.9 to 24.62019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases9.38.71.07x6.8 to 12.42019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases23.623.80.99x19.2 to 28.82019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths66.60.91x4 to 8.72020-2024
StomachNew cases5.86.60.88x3.9 to 8.52019-2023

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 Morgan County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,5399,842.6-13%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy75.375.3+0%years
Child mortality37.459.8-37%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality4.96.2-22%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths102.996.9+6%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths36.328.6+27%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.

  • Formaldehyde18.38 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.82 per million
  • Naphthalene1.14 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge134
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit131
  • Rail grade crossing77
  • Gas station (mapped facility)23
  • Brownfield property16
  • Public airport12
  • Air permit holder (minor source)8
  • Hazardous waste transporter6
  • TRI reporting facility5
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
  • Major air pollution source4
  • Small hazardous waste generator4
  • Heliport3
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Gas power plant1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Pike and Mulberry Streets PCE Plume, Martinsville

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID INN000508678 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Usb Indiana Llc, Mooresville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Lead, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 19,753 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 46158GNRLSHWY67 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  3. Toa (Usa) Llc, Mooresville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium, Nickel and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,162 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 4615WTSLLC2PLEI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.9

  4. Ipl Eagle Valley Generating Station, Martinsville

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000396606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  5. Sun Polymers International Incorporated, Mooresville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110032987310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  6. Toa Usa Llc, Mooresville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012273057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.2

  7. Ipl Eagle Valley Generating Station, Martinsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000396606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  8. Arcosa Lw Hpb Llc, Mooresville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 75 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 4615WRCSLW6618N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.9

  9. Arcosa Lw Hpb Llc, Mooresville

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $25,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007362433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.6

  10. Sun Polymers International Inc, Mooresville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol. 2,616 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 46158SNPLY1SUNP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.6

  11. Nice-Pak Products Inc., Mooresville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran. 2,271 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 4615WNCPKPNENIC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.6

  12. Ipl Eagle Valley Generating Station, Martinsville

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000396606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  13. General Shale Brick, Inc, Mooresville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000607816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  14. Nice-Pak Products, Inc., Mooresville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033201041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  15. Arcosa Lw Hpb Llc, Mooresville

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $25,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007362433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  16. Mooresville, Town Of, Mooresville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000736678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  17. Arcosa Lw Hpb Llc, Mooresville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007362433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  18. Sun Polymers International Incorporated, Mooresville

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110032987310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  19. Linel Llc, Mooresville

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005980894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  20. Martinsville Wwtp, Martinsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006645684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  21. Monrovia Wwtp, Monrovia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,186.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009740021 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  22. Country View Estates, Mooresville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $934.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009973813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  23. Brooklyn Wwtp, Brooklyn

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067263767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  24. Eagle Valley (In), Martinsville

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 991 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3.6

  25. General Shale Brick, Inc, Mooresville

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000607816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

Correctional facilities

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Morgan 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 Morgan 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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