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Carlisle County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Carlisle County is 241.9 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. Federal databases place 45 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (16), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (14), Rail grade crossing (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: 36.8648, -88.9712.

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 Carlisle County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	70.6	30.2	2.34xSignificant	46.5 to 105.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	103.5	51.8	2xSignificant	73.2 to 144.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	241.9	143.2	1.69xSignificant	191.6 to 302.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	572.8	453.4	1.26xSignificant	491 to 665.2	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 Carlisle County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,948.3	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.9	75.3	-6%	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	113.8	96.9	+17%	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.

Formaldehyde21.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde2.12 per million
Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge16
NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
Rail grade crossing10
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Public airport1
Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

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

Carlisle Co Regional Stp, Bardwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006748270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Deena Products, Carlisle
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968044 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Carlisle Co State Maintenance Garage, Bardwell
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004610: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Carlisle Co Regional Stp, Bardwell
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0102156: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Ktc Carlisle County Maintenance Garage, Bardwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009743876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Presson Trucking, Cunningham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009744535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Arlington, City Of, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009744633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ky Tn Clay Co Sims Mine, Milburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009958910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bardwell, City Of, Bardwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011194055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carlisle Co Fiscal Court Gravel Pit Storm Debris Site, Cunningham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046299750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete Llc - Plt 255, Bardwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064624269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Poultry Houses, Bardwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070704933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Citizen'S Deposit Bank - Cunningham, Cunningham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070712685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eric And Jill Hayden Poultry Barns, Bardwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070928455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carlisle Co State Maintenance Garage, Bardwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071545697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Green Energy Parks Llc - Arlington, Ky, Bardwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071782930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carlisle County Water System Improvements Project, Milburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072132755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private Road, Wickliffe
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 299083U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Coil Rd, Bardwell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 299084B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Stanley Rd, Bardwell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 299086P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Bardwell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 299087W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Jennings St, Bardwell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 299088D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Edwards St, Bardwell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 299089K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sr 123, Bardwell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 299090E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Trevathan Rd, Arlington
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 299094G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Carlisle 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 Carlisle 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.

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