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Carroll County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Carroll County is 198.2 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 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 238 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (87), Rail grade crossing (60), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (44). 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: 38.6709, -85.1111.

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 Carroll County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	63.4	30.2	2.1xSignificant	45.8 to 85.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	98.2	51.8	1.9xSignificant	76.1 to 125.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	26.6	14.5	1.83xSignificant	15.3 to 43.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.7	23.8	1.5x	21.5 to 55.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	198.2	143.2	1.38xSignificant	165.2 to 236.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	525	453.4	1.16xSignificant	469.2 to 585.8	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 Carroll County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,552.8	9,842.6	+48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.7	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	82.1	59.8	+37%	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	133.6	96.9	+38%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	70.7	28.6	+147%	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.

Formaldehyde19.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.1 per million
Benzene1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge87
Rail grade crossing60
NPDES wastewater discharge permit44
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Major air pollution source7
TRI reporting facility7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Coal 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.

North American Stainless, Ghent
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Zinc compounds, Ammonia, Hydrogen fluoride and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 16,952,665 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 41045NRTHMUS42E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Pmc Organometallix Inc, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,494,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.9
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station, Ghent
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium And Barium Compounds, Vanadium compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 11,323,209 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 41045KNTCKUS42P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.9
Dow Silicones Corp, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chloromethane, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Methanol, Ethylene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 172,630 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 41008DWCRNUSHIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Pmc Organometallix Inc., Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Chloromethane, Methanol, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 75,745 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 41008MTCHM2316H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Ghent, Ghent
Coal power plant.
Record ID 1356 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.9
Pmc Organometallix Inc, Carrollton
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,494,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Pmc Organometallix Inc, Carrollton
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,494,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Pmc Organometallix Inc, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,494,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
North American Stainless, Ghent
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056971255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station, Ghent
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000874224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Cabot Corp, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine. 78,500 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4100WCBTCR5414U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Dow Silicones Corporation, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056956511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Cabot Corporation, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Certainteed Gypsum & Ceiling Mfg Inc, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043807495 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton Llc, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Lead compounds. 140 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4100WCRTNT64HWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Calvert Steel Llc - Portable Plant, Ghent
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069993292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Steel Technologies Llc, Ghent
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008357544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Clifty Warehouse & Storage Llc, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046325357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dow Silicones Corporation, Carrollton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056956511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station, Ghent
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000874224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Certainteed Gypsum & Ceiling Mfg Inc, Carrollton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043807495 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Metal Services Llc (Phoenix Global), Ghent
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055179186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
North American Stainless, Ghent
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056971255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dow Silicones Corporation, Carrollton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056956511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3

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 Carroll 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 Carroll 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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