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Allen County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Allen County is 181.6 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 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 82 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Industrial wastewater discharge (27), Gas station (mapped facility) (10). 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: 36.7814, -86.2164.

How this county ranks in Kentucky

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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 Allen County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	61.4	30.2	2.03xSignificant	49.6 to 75.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	96.6	51.8	1.86xSignificant	81.4 to 114.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34.6	23.8	1.45xSignificant	24.2 to 47.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.2	17.9	1.35x	16.3 to 34.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	16.9	13	1.3x	9.8 to 27.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.8	18.7	1.27x	16.3 to 34	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	181.6	143.2	1.27xSignificant	160.1 to 205.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	481.4	453.4	1.06x	444 to 521.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.2	14.5	0.91x	7.5 to 21.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.2	18.5	0.66x	6.9 to 20.3	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 Allen County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,023.2	9,842.6	+22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.1	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	71.4	59.8	+19%	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	120	96.9	+24%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	31.6	28.6	+10%	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.

Formaldehyde21.53 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.31 per million
Benzene0.85 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Industrial wastewater discharge27
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport1
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.

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc, Scottsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Scottsville Stp, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040010564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Scottsville Stp, Scottsville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit KY0024783: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Syste Ms Inc, Scottsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper.
TRI facility ID 42164SMTML796SM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Halton Company, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $137,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045059324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380560 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Scottsville Wtp, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009959759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Imi South Llc, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013836625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Keystops Llc - Scottsville Bulk Plant, Scottsville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004581: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.7
Federal-Mogul Corp, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Scottys Contracting & Stone Llc, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002355727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Calvert Spring Water Co, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006747789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Keystops Llc - Scottsville Bulk Plant, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006748261 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Allen Co State Maintenance Garage, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006759472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jm Smucker, Llc, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031262309 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Scotty'S Contracting And Stone Llc, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058926710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Graves Subdivision, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069208832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us 231 Sewer Extension, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070742264 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kytc Project: Cid 204206, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071146719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Scottsville Fivestar #9000, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071236383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Halton Co Ky2 - Expansion, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071509659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Keystops Llc - Scottsville Bulk Plant, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Allen Springs Industrial Site, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071644709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Allen Springs Substation, Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071725868 (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.

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Allen County

Kentucky 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 Allen County, and their findings.
Kentucky vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Kentucky health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Kentucky 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.
Kentucky 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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