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Floyd County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Floyd County is 230.4 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 2.4 times the U.S. rate and Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,072 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (651), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (273), Rail grade crossing (112). 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: 37.5206, -82.7583.

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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 Floyd County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	72.5	30.2	2.4xSignificant	62.3 to 84.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	111.6	51.8	2.15xSignificant	98.9 to 125.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	7.1	3.4	2.09xSignificant	4.1 to 11.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	32.9	17.9	1.84xSignificant	25.6 to 41.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	23.5	13	1.81xSignificant	16.9 to 31.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	230.4	143.2	1.61xSignificant	211 to 251.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8.8	5.7	1.54x	5.2 to 14.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	9.4	6.6	1.42x	5.8 to 14.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.9	6.6	1.35x	5.6 to 13.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	18.6	13.9	1.34x	13.4 to 25.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.9	14.5	1.3x	13.5 to 26	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	587.2	453.4	1.3xSignificant	555.8 to 620	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.1	18.7	1.29x	18.3 to 31.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.7	18.5	1.23x	16.8 to 30.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.9	8.7	1.14x	6.4 to 14.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.8	11.3	1.13x	8.6 to 18.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.1	23.8	0.89x	15.3 to 28.4	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 Floyd County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	19,361.2	9,842.6	+97%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	67	75.3	-11%	years
Child mortality	67	59.8	+12%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8	6.2	+29%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	151.1	96.9	+56%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	88.4	28.6	+209%	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.

Formaldehyde18.54 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.92 per million
Benzene1.26 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,072 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Industrial wastewater discharge651
NPDES wastewater discharge permit273
Rail grade crossing112
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Brownfield property12
Air permit holder (minor source)5
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
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.

Langley Gas Plant, Langley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 455 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4164WLNGLY72MAP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Langley Gas Plant, Langley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071424580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Tim Short Ivel Llc, Ivel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070002426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
May Valley Elementary School, Martin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027252755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Landfall Mining Inc (836-9028), Wayland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $240,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064592828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Action Petroleum Co Ltd, Prestonsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene, Benzene, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 41653CTNPT10BAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Elkview Reclamation & Processing Llc (836-0433), Ivel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011207014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Snr Rail Ops Llc [836-8086], Ivel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011208647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Belfry Coal Corp (836-5601), Teaberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011217851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Nelson Brothers Llc, Allen City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038517058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Reynolds Truck Equipment, Allen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043482950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Action Petroleum Co Ltd, Prestonsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003253381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Martin Stp, Martin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009938880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Revelation Energy Llc (836-0415), Stanville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011196936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
South Floyd High School, Hi Hat
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027990958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Matt Co Inc (836-9027 & 836-5467), Prestonsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $34,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038335664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Premier Elkhorn Coal Llc [898-4544], Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063869764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cbd Resources Inc 836-5713, Eastern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064638174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Southeastern Land Llc (836-5634), East Mcdowell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $179,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038335655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Reynolds Truck Equipment, Allen
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043482950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Mason Coal Inc [836-5689], Grethel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055366660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Czar Coal Corp [Multiple], Thomas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $179,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009742341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Villam Land Llc (836-8087), Ivel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009937701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Locust Grove Inc [836-0254], Northern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010840876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Revelation Energy Llc (836-5642), East Mcdowell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015982828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Floyd 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 Floyd 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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