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Grant County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grant County is 184.9 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 274 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (99), Industrial wastewater discharge (89), Rail grade crossing (54). 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: 38.6408, -84.6382.

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 Grant County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	100.9	51.8	1.95xSignificant	85.6 to 118.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	31.6	17.9	1.77xSignificant	22.8 to 42.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.2	30.2	1.76xSignificant	41.8 to 66.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	18.5	11.3	1.64xSignificant	11.6 to 27.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	22.5	13.9	1.62xSignificant	15 to 32.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	28.3	18.5	1.53xSignificant	20 to 39.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.9	18.7	1.33x	17 to 35.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	184.9	143.2	1.29xSignificant	162.3 to 209.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	579.9	453.4	1.28xSignificant	540 to 622.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.4	14.5	1.27x	11.6 to 27.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.9	8.7	1.25x	6.3 to 17.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.5	23.8	1.11x	18.5 to 36.9	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 Grant County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,411.4	9,842.6	+26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	58.7	59.8	-2%	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	134.6	96.9	+39%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	70.9	28.6	+148%	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.

Formaldehyde19.66 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.07 per million
Benzene1.03 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit99
Industrial wastewater discharge89
Rail grade crossing54
Gas station (mapped facility)17
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Heliport3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Solar power plant1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Gotec Plus Sun Llc, Williamstown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 93,166 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 41097SNMNF107IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Gotec Plus Sun Llc, Williamstown
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $40,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Gotec Plus Sun Llc, Williamstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $40,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Williamstown/Dry Ridge Wrf, Williamstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $24,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045091379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Gotec Plus Sun Llc, Williamstown
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $40,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Stanco Recycling, Dry Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071541311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Republic Services - Epperson Landfill, Williamstown
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006749625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Grant County Stp, Dry Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009935703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Republic Services - Epperson Landfill, Williamstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006749625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
The North Star Inn, Corinth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006749509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bettye Saylors Mhp, Corinth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009057064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Dana Light Axle Manufacturing Llc, Dry Ridge
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024824010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Grant County Stp, Dry Ridge
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0091634: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Imi South Llc, Dry Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006755635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mason/Corinth Elementary School, Williamstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110026506118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Imi Kentucky, Llc - 852 Dry Ridge, Dry Ridge
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYG110309: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Valley View Mhp, Williamstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006654325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Corinth Stp, Corinth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009934679 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Brookfield Pointe, Sherman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009935650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Three Springs Campground, Corinth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006750266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jonesville Rest Home Inc, Jonesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006750319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Corinth Stp, Corinth
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0098027: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Grantland Estates Subdivision, Sherman
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0074284: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Sherman Estates Mhp, Sherman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009936178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
City Of Williamston, City Of Williamstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070926892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Grant 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 Grant 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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