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Vermillion County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Vermillion County is 182.4 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 244 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (59), Rail grade crossing (54), Brownfield property (43). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 39.8771, -87.456.

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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 Vermillion County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	98.5	51.8	1.9xSignificant	81 to 119.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54.1	30.2	1.79xSignificant	41.2 to 70.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	29.3	18.7	1.57xSignificant	20.4 to 41.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	182.4	143.2	1.27xSignificant	157 to 211	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.4	14.5	1.13x	9 to 27.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	512.5	453.4	1.13xSignificant	469 to 559.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25	23.8	1.05x	15.7 to 38.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.3	17.9	0.91x	9.9 to 26.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.2	18.5	0.77x	8.4 to 23.5	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 Vermillion County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,157.2	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.3	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	67.5	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	72.6	96.9	-25%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde17.62 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.73 per million
Benzene0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge59
Rail grade crossing54
Brownfield property43
NPDES wastewater discharge permit42
Combined sewer overflow outfall9
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Major air pollution source4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Coal power plant1
Gas 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.

Cayuga Generating Station, Cayuga
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $7,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Cayuga Generating Station, Cayuga
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Vanadium compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,713,992 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47928PSCYG3300N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.7
Elanco Clinton Laboratories, Clinton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404170 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Cayuga Generating Station, Cayuga
Major air pollution source. Penalties $7,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Elanco Clinton Laboratories, Clinton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol, Ammonia, Lead And Lead Compounds and 1 more. 552,373 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47842LLLLYSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Cayuga, Cayuga
Coal power plant.
Record ID 1001 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.1
Cayuga Generating Station, Cayuga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Clinton Municipal Wwtp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022608: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 5.8
Elanco Clinton Laboratories, Clinton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404170 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Elanco Clinton Laboratories, Clinton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404170 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Elanco Clinton Laboratories, Clinton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404170 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
New Ngc Inc. D/B/A National Gypsum Compa, Clinton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020900854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
International Paper, Cayuga
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000607834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Clinton Municipal Wwtp, Clinton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005973937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Newport Water Works, Newport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012031513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
International Paper Co, Cayuga
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Lead compounds, Mercury compounds and 1 more. 23 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47966NLNDCCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.1
Clinton Municipal Wwtp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022608:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Municipal Wwtp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022608:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Municipal Wwtp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022608:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Municipal Wwtp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022608:004 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Municipal Wwtp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022608:005 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Municipal Wwtp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022608:006 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Municipal Wwtp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022608:007 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Municipal Wwtp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022608:008 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Duke Energy Vermillion Generating Station, Cayuga
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006010921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

Correctional facilities

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

Vermillion County Jail, Newport
EPA FRS registry ID
110016616054
Water system
IN5283012
Health-based violations
2 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
84
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Vermillion County Jail, Hillsdale
EPA FRS registry ID
110070946557
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Vermillion 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 Vermillion 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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