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Tipton County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tipton County is 162.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 187 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (78), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (41), Industrial wastewater discharge (28). 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: 40.3218, -86.0521.

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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 Tipton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	New cases	23.5	13.9	1.69xSignificant	15.7 to 34.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	17.7	11.3	1.57x	11.2 to 27.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.3	23.8	1.32x	20.6 to 46	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.7	18.7	1.27x	15.9 to 34.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.5	17.9	1.2x	13.4 to 33.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.8	30.2	1.19x	26.2 to 48.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	162.5	143.2	1.13x	140.6 to 187.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	496.7	453.4	1.1x	453.4 to 543.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.5	51.8	1.09x	43.8 to 72.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	8.1 to 26.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.2	18.5	1.04x	11.8 to 30.1	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 Tipton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,921.8	9,842.6	-9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	81.3	96.9	-16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde15.82 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.55 per million
Benzene0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing78
NPDES wastewater discharge permit41
Industrial wastewater discharge28
Combined sewer overflow outfall13
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Brownfield property4
Public airport3
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Park 100 Foods, Inc., Tipton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030917587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Park 100 Foods Inc., Tipton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 1,167 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4607WPRKFD326EB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Tipton Utilities, Tipton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023162600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Park 100 Foods, Inc., Tipton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030917587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:004 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:005 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:006 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:007 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:008 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:009 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:010 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:011 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021474:012 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Elwood Wwtp, City Of, Elwood
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0032719:101 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Prairie Utilities Kokomo Wwtp, Sharpsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009739408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Dc Coaters, Inc., Tipton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006767258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Windfall Wwtp, Windfall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009977604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Atlanta Water Dept, Atlanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012062604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former Tipton County Poor Farm, Tipton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979784 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cheese Factory, Sharpsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982314 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Cheese Factory, Sharpsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982323 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Windfall Properties, Windfall
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985270 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Tipton 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 Tipton 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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