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Logan County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Logan County is 181.7 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 256 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (75), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (74), Rail grade crossing (73). 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: 36.8657, -86.8612.

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 Logan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.1	30.2	1.69xSignificant	41.6 to 62.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	30.4	18.7	1.63xSignificant	22.9 to 39.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.1	51.8	1.49xSignificant	65.3 to 90.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	181.7	143.2	1.27xSignificant	162.8 to 202.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.1	14.5	1.25x	12.4 to 25.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.2	6.6	1.24x	4.8 to 13.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.2	17.9	1.18x	15 to 29.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	500	453.4	1.1xSignificant	467.2 to 534.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.5	18.5	1.05x	13.5 to 27.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.8	11.3	1.04x	7.4 to 18	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.2	13.9	1.02x	9.1 to 21.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24	23.8	1.01x	17.1 to 32.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.7	8.7	1x	4.9 to 14.6	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 Logan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,817.3	9,842.6	+10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.8	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	105.4	59.8	+76%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.1	6.2	+46%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	86.8	96.9	-11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.5	28.6	-28%	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.

Formaldehyde21.84 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.34 per million
Benzene0.88 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge75
NPDES wastewater discharge permit74
Rail grade crossing73
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility5
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Large 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.

Logan Aluminum Inc, Russellville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Aluminum (fume or dust), Manganese, Certain glycol ethers and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 1,847,378 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 42276LGNLMPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Russellville Engineered Castings Inc, Russellville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Nickel, Aluminum (fume or dust), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 74,499 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 42276RCKWLHWY68 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Carpenter Co., Russellville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate, Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate, Diisocyanates and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 20,769 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 42276RCRPNFORRE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Darling Ingredients Inc., Russellville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol. 102,737 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4227WGRFFN38CNC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Carpenter Co., Russellville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Logan Aluminum Inc, Russellville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043784982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Griffin Industries Inc, Russellville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001231890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Emerson Electric Co, Russellville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 112 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 42276MRSNL150EM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Rane Precision Die Casting, Russellville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Carpenter Co., Russellville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Emerson Motors, Russellville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Carpenter Co., Russellville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Auburn Wwtp, Auburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003250277 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Champion Petfoods Usa Inc, Auburn
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069214086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Russellville Stp, Russellville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000736730 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Logan Aluminum Inc, Russellville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043784982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Russellville Bulk Plant, Russellville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009957092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former Logan County Hospital, Russellville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039063116 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pennyrile Rural Electrical Coop Warehouse, Russellville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981990 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Logan Aluminum Inc, Russellville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043784982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Logan Aluminum Inc, Russellville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043784982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mikes Used Cars & Auto Parts Llc, Russellville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071879181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Logan Co State Maintenance Garage, Russellville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004697: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Mikes Used Cars & Auto Parts Llc, Russellville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004794: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Champion Petfoods Usa Inc, Auburn
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 4220WCHMPN12871 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 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 Logan 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 Logan 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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