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Scott County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Scott County is 209.3 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 2.3 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 198 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (72), Industrial wastewater discharge (65), Rail grade crossing (24). 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: 38.6907, -85.7482.

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 Scott County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	69.3	30.2	2.29xSignificant	57.1 to 83.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	104.8	51.8	2.02xSignificant	89.6 to 122	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	12.1	6.6	1.83xSignificant	7 to 19.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	209.3	143.2	1.46xSignificant	186.8 to 234	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11	8.7	1.26x	6.2 to 18.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.9	13	1.15x	8.8 to 23.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.4	18.7	1.09x	13.7 to 29.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	470.7	453.4	1.04x	436.2 to 507.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15	14.5	1.03x	9.3 to 23.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.7	17.9	0.99x	11.8 to 25.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.6	18.5	0.9x	10.4 to 25.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.5	11.3	0.84x	5.4 to 16	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	10.8	13.9	0.78x	6.3 to 17.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.3	23.8	0.68x	10.1 to 24.8	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 Scott County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,830.6	9,842.6	+61%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.1	75.3	-8%	years
Child mortality	67.7	59.8	+13%	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	146.9	96.9	+52%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	71.5	28.6	+150%	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.

Formaldehyde19.17 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde2.08 per million
Benzene1.06 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit72
Industrial wastewater discharge65
Rail grade crossing24
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Air permit holder (minor source)6
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

Ilpea Industries Incorporated, Scottsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012014195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Multi-Color Corp, Scottsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Methyl isobutyl ketone, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. Reports carcinogens. 20,544 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47170MLTCLHWY31 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Genpak Llc - Scottsburg, Scottsburg
Major air pollution source. Penalties $14,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000573415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Multi Color Corporation, Scottsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Genpak Llc - Scottsburg, Scottsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000573415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Morgan Foods, Inc., Austin
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $25,275.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001306293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Multi Color Corporation, Scottsburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ilpea Industries Inc, Scottsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP), Zinc compounds. 141 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4717WLPNDS132SM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Dave O'Mara Contractor Inc., Scottsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 47170DVMRCJUNCT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Ilpea Industries Incorporated, Scottsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012014195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Austin Wwtp, Austin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,886.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064260071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Multi Color Corporation, Scottsburg
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Morgan Foods, Inc., Austin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,275.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001306293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ilpea Industries Incorporated, Scottsburg
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012014195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dave O'Mara Contractor, Inc. - Plant 6, Scottsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012704332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Morgan Foods, Inc., Austin
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $25,275.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001306293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Stucker Fork Water Utility-Treatment Plant #1 - Marble Hill, Austin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012139907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Scottsburg Wwtp, Scottsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Scotts Co. Maufacturing, Scottsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038763736 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
2963 South Vienna Road, Scottsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981632 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Conco Incorporated, Scottsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071865211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Morgan Foods Inc., Austin
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021911: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Scottsburg Wwtp, Scottsburg
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0020397: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, Austin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006006589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, Austin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006006589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Scott 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 Scott 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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