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Boyle County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Boyle County is 177.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 182 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (68), Industrial wastewater discharge (52), Rail grade crossing (16). 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: 37.6245, -84.8608.

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 Boyle County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	9.1	4.8	1.9xSignificant	5.5 to 14.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45	30.2	1.49xSignificant	36.5 to 55.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	16.8	11.3	1.49xSignificant	11.6 to 23.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	20.2	13.9	1.45xSignificant	14.5 to 27.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	26.7	18.5	1.44xSignificant	19.7 to 35.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.1	14.5	1.25x	12.1 to 26.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	177.1	143.2	1.24xSignificant	159.5 to 196.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	15.8	13	1.22x	10.3 to 23.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.9	51.8	1.21xSignificant	52.7 to 74.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.3	18.7	1.19x	16.2 to 30.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	537.9	453.4	1.19xSignificant	505.5 to 571.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.7	6.6	1.17x	4.5 to 12.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.6	23.8	1.16x	20.7 to 36.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.2	8.7	1.06x	5.6 to 14.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.5	17.9	1.03x	12.6 to 26.3	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 Boyle County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,411.3	9,842.6	+6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.6	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	51.7	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	99.9	96.9	+3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	46.7	28.6	+63%	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.

Formaldehyde18.41 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.99 per million
Benzene1.01 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit68
Industrial wastewater discharge52
Rail grade crossing16
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Brownfield property8
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
TRI reporting facility4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Kodi Collective / Danville, Danville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 15,926 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40422RRDNNJOHNH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Dana Sealing Manufacturing Llc, Danville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 38 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40422DNCRP121NS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Intelligrated Systems Llc, Danville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 15 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40422MTHWSPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corp, Danville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024554249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Danville Stp, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000732351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Lsc Communications Us Llc- Danville Plant, Danville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003228659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Perryville Convenience Center, Perryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006654192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Itw Feg Llc Hobart Danville Div, Danville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 40422HBRTC58COR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Intelligrated, Danville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dana Sealing Manufacturing, Llc, Danville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022523027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Lsc Communications Us Llc- Danville Plant, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003228659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corp Ky, Danville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043659788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Denyo Manufacturing Corp, Danville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009953808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Itw Feg Llc Hobart Danville Div, Danville,
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023166189 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corp, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024554249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Philips Lighting Company, Danville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011516243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dana Corporation Victor Products Division, Danville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002108335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corp, Danville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024554249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Denyo Manufacturing Corp, Danville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol.
TRI facility ID 40422CLRKM1450M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.1
3rd Street Parking Lot, Danville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974466 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Lumberyard Property, Danville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980674 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Ashland Station Property, Danville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980675 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
North Hospital Wing Property, Danville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980676 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Danville Central Fire Department Property, Danville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981496 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Johnson &Amp; Pohlmann Insurance, Danville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985386 (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 Boyle 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 Boyle 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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