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Henry County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Henry County is 191.1 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 200 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (82), Industrial wastewater discharge (65), Rail grade crossing (21). 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: 38.4663, -85.1461.

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 Henry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	32.7	17.9	1.83xSignificant	21.6 to 47.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.1	30.2	1.69xSignificant	38.3 to 67.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	84.3	51.8	1.63xSignificant	68 to 103.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	13.2	8.7	1.52x	7.5 to 22.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	27.3	18.7	1.46x	18.3 to 39.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	191.1	143.2	1.33xSignificant	165 to 220.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.8	23.8	1.25x	19.7 to 43.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	546.5	453.4	1.21xSignificant	501.4 to 595	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.2	14.5	1.19x	9.7 to 28.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.8	18.5	1.02x	11 to 30.3	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 Henry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,702.3	9,842.6	+29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	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	129.2	96.9	+33%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	61.1	28.6	+113%	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.

Formaldehyde19.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.08 per million
Benzene0.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit82
Industrial wastewater discharge65
Rail grade crossing21
Gas station (mapped facility)11
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc., Smithfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene, Dichloromethane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,628 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40068SFTYK3700L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Libertas Copper Llc., Eminence
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cyanide compounds, Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 1,556 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40019HSSYCMULBE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Hussey Copper Ltd, Eminence
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013838366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Arvin Sango Inc, Campbellsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 303 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40011LCFJK461IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., Smithfield
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072238365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., Smithfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072238365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Arvin Sango Inc, Campbellsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000766332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Steel Technologies Llc, Eminence
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 40019STLTC198SH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Hussey Copper Ltd, Eminence
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013838366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., Smithfield
Hazardous waste transporter. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072238365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc - Smithfield Recycle Center, Smithfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Steel Technologies Llc, Eminence
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015782704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
New Castle Stp, New Castle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006751602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc - Smithfield Recycle Center, Smithfield
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Driveway Dumpsters Llc - Kentucky Facility, Campbellsburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071846490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Henry Co. Board Of Education Building, New Castle
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045109985 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Odd Fellows Building, New Castle
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072136057 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Eastern Elementary School, Pleasureville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006654236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hussey Copper Ltd, Eminence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013838366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Louisville Distilling Co - Angels Envy Distillery, Campbellsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070830687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Liters Inc - Lockport Plant, Lockport
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYG840026: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Eminence Speaker Llc, Eminence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011888458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Eminence Stp, Eminence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064268260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Safety Kleen Systems Inc, Smithfield
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0098345: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Pilot Travel Center #440, Pendleton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006751648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3

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 Henry 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 Henry 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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