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Metcalfe County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Metcalfe County is 221.4 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 2.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 77 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (30), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), 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: 37.0009, -85.6229.

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 Metcalfe County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	68.3	30.2	2.26xSignificant	51.3 to 90.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	100.2	51.8	1.93xSignificant	79.3 to 125.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	45.6	23.8	1.92xSignificant	29.7 to 67.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	29.8	17.9	1.66x	17.6 to 47.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	221.4	143.2	1.55xSignificant	188.5 to 259.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	20.8	13.9	1.5x	11.8 to 35	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.9	18.7	1.28x	14.1 to 38.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	527.3	453.4	1.16xSignificant	473.5 to 586	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 Metcalfe County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,509.7	9,842.6	+27%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	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	102.2	96.9	+5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde19.54 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.14 per million
Benzene0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge30
NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
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.

Edmonton Stp, Edmonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006751700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Kingsford Manufacturing Co, Summer Shade
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 1,323 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 42166KNGSF5126S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Oil Spill - Summer Shade Plant, Summer Shade
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013701556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc, Edmonton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Silver, Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 42129SMTML687IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc, Edmonton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oil Spill - Summer Shade Plant, Summer Shade
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013701556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Columbia Gulf Transmission Llc - Goodluck Compressor Station, Goodluck
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070222911 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oil Spill - Summer Shade Plant, Summer Shade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013701556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Metcalfe Co State Maintenance Garage, Edmonton
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004698: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Metcalfe Co State Maintenance Garage, Edmonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071708677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
James Ritter Lumber Co Inc, Summer Shade
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR003390: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Columbia Gulf Transmission - Goodluck Cs, Summer Shade
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070594518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Pennington Stave Company, Edmonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072104227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc, Edmonton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc, Edmonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sumitomo Electric Wintec America Inc, Edmonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000380392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
James Ritter Lumber Co, Summer Shade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006683295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jeffries Auto Salvage, Horse Cave
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006755699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ktc Metcalfe County Maintenance Lot, Edmonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014325907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Imi Kentucky Llc - Edmonton 812, Edmonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056346878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
James Ritter Lumber Co Inc, Summer Shade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056405055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Scottys Contracting & Stone Llc - Metcalfe Quarry, Knob Lick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069213844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Junior Harper Property, Summer Shade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070795207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kaitrina Farm Poultry Houses, Summer Shade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070816144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Edmonton Ky 2020 Water System Improvements, Edmonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070885682 (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 Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe 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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