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Randolph County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Randolph County is 197 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 3.1 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 201 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (53), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (52), Rail grade crossing (30). 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: 40.1559, -85.0116.

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 Randolph County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	11.5	3.7	3.11xSignificant	7.2 to 17.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.4	30.2	1.7xSignificant	41.2 to 63.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	10.1	6.2	1.63x	5.5 to 17.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	75.2	51.8	1.45xSignificant	62.9 to 89.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	197	143.2	1.38xSignificant	176.5 to 219.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.5	17.9	1.31x	16.2 to 33.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.7	14.5	1.29x	12.7 to 26.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	507.7	453.4	1.12xSignificant	473.1 to 544.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.5	18.7	1.1x	14.5 to 28.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.1	13.9	1.09x	9.8 to 22.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.4	23.8	1.07x	17.6 to 35.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.8	18.5	0.96x	12.1 to 25.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.9	13	0.92x	6.5 to 20.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.2	11.3	0.9x	5.9 to 16.7	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 Randolph County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,074.6	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.8	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	66.8	59.8	+12%	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	115.9	96.9	+20%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	61.6	28.6	+115%	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.

Formaldehyde16.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.57 per million
Benzene0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge53
NPDES wastewater discharge permit52
Rail grade crossing30
Brownfield property17
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Combined sewer overflow outfall6
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Wind power plant4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Cardinal Ethanol, Llc, Union City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $56,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037115680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.4
Cardinal Ethanol Llc, Union City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Formic acid and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 84,889 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4739WCRDNL1554N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Anchor Glass Container Corporation, Winchester
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000792508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Cardinal Ethanol, Llc, Union City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $56,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037115680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Ardagh Glass Inc, Winchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 152,891 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47394NCHRG603EN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Cardinal Ethanol, Llc, Union City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $56,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037115680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Cardinal Ethanol, Llc, Union City
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $56,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037115680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Toa Winchester Llc, Winchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 45 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47394TMSCN2INKS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Ridgeville Wwtp, Ridgeville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0020001: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 5.5
Anchor Glass Container Corporation, Winchester
Major air pollution source. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000792508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Anchor Glass Container Corporation, Winchester
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000792508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Anchor Glass Container Corporation, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000792508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Tomasco Indiana, Llc, Winchester
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020518590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Anchor Glass Container Corporation, Winchester
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000792508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Union Tube Mill Llc, Union City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071842012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Parker City Wwtp, Parker City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006766838 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Silvertowne, Winchester
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008337941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Riverside Mobile Home Park Llc, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009739630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ridgeville Wwtp, Ridgeville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0020001:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Ridgeville Wwtp, Ridgeville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0020001:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Ridgeville Wwtp, Ridgeville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0020001:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Ridgeville Wwtp, Ridgeville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0020001:004 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Ridgeville Wwtp, Ridgeville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0020001:101 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Winchester Wwtp, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064260062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Best Way Disposal- Landfill, Modoc
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007564607 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Randolph 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 Randolph 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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