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Clinton County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clinton County is 254.4 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 2.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 105 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (42), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (36), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 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: 36.7501, -85.1258.

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 Clinton County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths86.230.22.85xSignificant66.1 to 111.72020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases101.551.81.96xSignificant79.1 to 129.22019-2023
All cancerDeaths254.4143.21.78xSignificant217.4 to 296.72020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases3723.81.55x23.3 to 56.62019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases25.117.91.4x13.8 to 42.62019-2023
All cancerNew cases539453.41.19xSignificant481.6 to 601.92019-2023

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 Clinton County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death12,682.79,842.6+29%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy71.775.3-5%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths122.696.9+27%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths49.128.6+72%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.

  • Formaldehyde18.81 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.01 per million
  • Benzene0.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge42
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit36
  • Gas station (mapped facility)9
  • Air permit holder (minor source)6
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Heliport2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Public airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • 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.

  1. Sun Pools Inc., Albany

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 246,622 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 42602SNFBR13HLI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.6

  2. Cobb-Vantress Inc - Feed Mill, Albany

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 6,439 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 4260WCBBVN1475B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.4

  3. Keystone Foods, Albany

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Hydrogen sulfide. 435,555 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 42602CGLKYHWY90 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.3

  4. Sun Pools Inc, Albany

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033646320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.1

  5. Keystone Foods Llc, Albany

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022286783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  6. Cobb-Vantress Inc - Feed Mill, Albany

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070061278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.4

  7. Smoking Hot Lump Charcoal Llc, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071528382 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  8. Clinton Co State Maintenance Garage #512, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071540872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  9. Albany Stp, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009052121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  10. Sun Pools Inc, Albany

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033646320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  11. Claywell Property, Albany

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972286 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Dale Hollow Charcoal Llc, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070520576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Dale Hollow State Park Marina, Burkesville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071371740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Equity Group - Kentucky Division, Llc, Albany

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit KYND00001: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 3

  15. Clinton Co State Maintenance Garage #512, Albany

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit KYR004591: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 3

  16. Trooper Island Inc, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009936365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  17. Dale Hollow Charcoal Llc, Albany

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070520576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  18. Cowboy Charcoal Usa, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070687518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  19. Twin Lakes Waste & Transfer Station, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071363080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  20. Cowboy Charcoal Usa, Albany

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit KYR004355: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.2

  21. Smoking Hot Lump Charcoal Llc, Albany

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit KYR004579: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.2

  22. Gaddie Shamrock Inc, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009959198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  23. Albany Wtp - Plant A, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110025207513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  24. Equity Group - Kentucky Division, Llc, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070078835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  25. Safe Harbor Grider Hill, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072180777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

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 Clinton 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 Clinton 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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