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Magoffin County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Magoffin County is 199 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 228 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (171), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (44), 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: 37.6898, -83.0974.

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 Magoffin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	108.8	51.8	2.1xSignificant	86.5 to 135.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55.9	30.2	1.85xSignificant	40.1 to 76.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	30.4	17.9	1.7xSignificant	18.3 to 47.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	199	143.2	1.39xSignificant	167.6 to 235.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	545.4	453.4	1.2xSignificant	492.5 to 603	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 Magoffin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	18,906.5	9,842.6	+92%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	68.1	75.3	-9%	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	168.4	96.9	+74%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	91.8	28.6	+221%	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.

Formaldehyde18.34 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.9 per million
Benzene0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge171
NPDES wastewater discharge permit44
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Small hazardous waste generator1
Scrapyard (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.

Salyersville Stp, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012315798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Logan Corporation Inc, Salyersville
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Logan Corporation Inc, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ky Fuel Corp [Consolidated], Gunlock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067432022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Kentucky Fuel Corp 877-0206, Gunlock
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit KY0113654: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Magoffin Co State Maintenance Garage & Storage Facility, Salyersville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004636: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Salyersville Stp, Salyersville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit KY0104540: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Done Right Reclamation Llc [877-0243], Waldo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071506159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Kentucky Fuel Corp 877-0206, Gunlock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071899313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Liberty Management Llc [877-0242], Royalton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071338305 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Salyersville Municipal Water-Salyersville Wtp, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006682679 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
South Magoffin Elementary School, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025206426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Liberty Managment Llc [Consolidated], Royalton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071375137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Magoffin Co State Maintenance Garage & Storage Facility, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071644725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
South Magoffin Elementary School, Salyersville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0106593: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6
Harold Joseph Lumber Co Inc, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006756992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Joe Dean Salyer Residence, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006760987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Joy Mining Machinery - Continental Conve, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009934688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ktc Magoffin County Maintenance Garage, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009959928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Robert Hoskins Residence, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015609581 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jerry Vanhoose Residence, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020067372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seldon Auxier Residence, Royalton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020067416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Della Minix Residence, Bloomington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020140649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Anthony Ward Residence, Salyersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020832456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ember Energy Llc (877-0228), Duco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024583707 (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 Magoffin 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 Magoffin 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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