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Parke County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Parke County is 164 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 90 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (34), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 39.7787, -87.1925.

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 Parke County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.6	30.2	1.51xSignificant	34.2 to 60.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	27.7	18.7	1.48xSignificant	19.3 to 39.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.7	8.7	1.46x	7.1 to 21.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	18.6	13	1.43x	10.3 to 30.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.7	51.8	1.4xSignificant	58.4 to 90.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24	17.9	1.34x	15.5 to 35.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	164	143.2	1.15x	141.1 to 190.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	478	453.4	1.05x	437.3 to 521.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22	23.8	0.92x	13.5 to 34.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.3	18.5	0.88x	9.7 to 26.2	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 Parke County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,682.3	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.9	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	70	59.8	+17%	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	57.5	96.9	-41%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.1	28.6	-30%	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.

Formaldehyde17.41 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.71 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge34
NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Rail grade crossing4
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Superior Forest Products Llc, Montezuma
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 48 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4786WSPRRF6429W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Superior Forest Products Llc, Montezuma
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059696869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Rockville Wwtp, Rockville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009979167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, Montezuma
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042008582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Montezuma Wwtp, Town Of, Montezuma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045476819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lee Alan Bryant Hospital, Rockville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973995 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bloomingdale Water Pws, Bloomingdale
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0064106: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Rockville Wwtp, Rockville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0024449: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Riverton Parke Jr Sr Hs, Montezuma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009977267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Montezuma Municipal Utilities Pws, Montezuma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071879086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Agudeth Israel Of Illinois Camp Wwtp, Marshall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006764493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Scott Pet Incorporated, Rockville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070254758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Rosedale Wwtp, Rosedale
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0035505: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Turkey Run State Park, Marshall
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0030244: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Raccoon State Recreation Area, Rockville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006680047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Raccoon State Recreation Area, Rockville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0030295: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Superior Forest Products Llc, Montezuma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059696869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Agudeth Israel Of Illinois Camp Wwtp, Marshall
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0057347: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.7
Riverton Parke Jr Sr Hs, Montezuma
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0045861: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6
Turkey Run State Park, Marshall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006009103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marathon Ashland Pipe Line Llc, Rosedale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008338548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marshall Municipal Wwtp, Marshall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028081661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rosedale Wwtp, Rosedale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039895110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, Montezuma
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042008582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Futurex Incorporated, Marshall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055148932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

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

Rockville Correctional Facility, Rockville
EPA FRS registry ID
110012037367
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Parke 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 Parke 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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