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Montgomery County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montgomery 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 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 177 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (73), Industrial wastewater discharge (65), Gas station (mapped facility) (10). 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: 38.0502, -83.9221.

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 Montgomery County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	64.9	30.2	2.15xSignificant	53.7 to 78	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	111.3	51.8	2.15xSignificant	96.5 to 127.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	27.9	13	2.15xSignificant	19.9 to 38.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.1	17.9	1.57xSignificant	20.4 to 37.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	9.9	6.6	1.5x	5.8 to 15.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	199	143.2	1.39xSignificant	178.3 to 221.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9	6.6	1.36x	5 to 14.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19	14.5	1.31x	12.6 to 27.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	572.9	453.4	1.26xSignificant	537.1 to 610.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.5	18.5	1.22x	15.9 to 31.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.2	18.7	1.19x	15.8 to 30.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.4	11.3	1.01x	6.9 to 17.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.3	13.9	0.96x	8.3 to 20.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.6	23.8	0.95x	16 to 31.1	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 Montgomery County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,179.6	9,842.6	+34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.9	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	56.4	59.8	-6%	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	124	96.9	+28%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	80.2	28.6	+180%	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.

Formaldehyde18.94 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.02 per million
Benzene1.03 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit73
Industrial wastewater discharge65
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Major air pollution source5
Small hazardous waste generator5
Large hazardous waste generator4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Brownfield property2
TRI reporting facility2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Key Oil Co Mount Sterling Bulk Plant, Mount Sterling
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,104 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4035WKYLCM216MI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Cabinetworks Group Mt. Sterling, Mount Sterling
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers. 87,706 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40353QLTYC51CLA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Nestle Prepared Foods Co, Mount Sterling
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 27,365 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40353CHFMR150OA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Masco Builder Cabinet Group Mt Sterling, Mount Sterling
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Montgomery Co Sanitary Landfill & Mrf, Jeffersonville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043793393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Montgomery Co Sanitary Landfill & Mrf, Jeffersonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043793393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc, Mount Sterling
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc, Mount Sterling
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Mount Sterling Hinkston Creek Stp, Mt Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039705361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Masco Builder Cabinet Group Mt Sterling, Mount Sterling
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cooper Standard Automotive, Mount Sterling
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 14 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40353CPRTR250OA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.9
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc, Mount Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Key Oil Company Mount Sterling Bulk Plant, Mount Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070070586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Masco Builder Cabinet Group Mt Sterling, Mount Sterling
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Masco Builder Cabinet Group Mt Sterling, Mount Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Summit Polymers Inc, Mount Sterling
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tn Gas Pipeline Co Llc - Station 107, Jeffersonville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007365500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ahmlfg Llc, Jeffersonville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070890524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ahmlfg, Llc, Jeffersonville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071842092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Montgomery County Sanitation District #2, Jeffersonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009937550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Redmon Building, Mount Sterling
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981991 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Southside Industrial Complex Condominium, Mount Sterling
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981994 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Waste Water Recycling, Mount Sterling
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045037964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Montgomery Co State Maintenance Garage, Mount Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071656110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Powell Valley Millwork, Jeffersonville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004414: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.

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