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Larue County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Larue County is 183.5 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 67 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25), Industrial wastewater discharge (22), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 37.5772, -85.7123.

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 Larue County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.9	30.2	1.62xSignificant	36 to 65.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77	51.8	1.49xSignificant	60.9 to 96.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	16.7	11.3	1.48x	9.5 to 27.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.9	17.9	1.45x	16 to 39.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25	18.7	1.34x	15.7 to 38	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.3	23.8	1.32x	20.4 to 46.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	183.5	143.2	1.28xSignificant	156.6 to 214	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.6	13.9	1.19x	9.4 to 27.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	507.7	453.4	1.12xSignificant	461.9 to 557.1	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 Larue County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,354.8	9,842.6	+26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	82.6	59.8	+38%	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	106.4	96.9	+10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	31.4	28.6	+10%	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.

Formaldehyde19.53 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.16 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Industrial wastewater discharge22
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Rail grade crossing6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Louisville Gas & Electric, Magnolia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022429326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Louisville Gas & Electric, Magnolia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022429326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hodgenville Stp, Hodgenville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0026379: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Midwest Logistics Systems, City Of Upton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071445488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hodgenville Wtp, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006758972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Zak Ltd, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015722324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Hodgenville, City Of, Hodgenville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYG640033: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Cumberland Products Inc, Hodgenville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003255343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Cumberland Products Inc, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003255343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Hodgenville Stp, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009938826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Aggregates Inc - Upton Quarry, Upton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001237545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ktc Larue County Maintenance Garage, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006759542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Scottys Contracting & Stone Llc, Upton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010303000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wood Park Subdivision, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027364607 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kytc Larue Co Maintenance Garage, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043727839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Autozone #5637, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071236278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Justin Ward Property, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071236282 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Strange Rd At Lincoln Parkway, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071254818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cid 22-4426 Safety Improvements At Hodgenville Elemantary, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071311152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Srm Materials Llc, Upton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Magnolia Fields, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071546398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fechheimer-Nationwide Uniform Addition, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071643543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Imi Kentucky Llc - Upton 865, Upton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071669990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hodgenville Dollar General, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071727377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tractor Supply Company - Hodgenville, Hodgenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072003726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Larue 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 Larue 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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