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Scott County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Scott County is 164.3 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 341 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (133), Industrial wastewater discharge (113), Gas station (mapped facility) (27). 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: 38.301, -84.5859.

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 Scott County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	43	23.8	1.81xSignificant	35.6 to 51.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	13	8.7	1.49xSignificant	9.2 to 17.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.8	30.2	1.45xSignificant	36.5 to 52.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.5	4.8	1.35x	3.7 to 10.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.8	51.8	1.35xSignificant	60.5 to 80.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.3	5.7	1.28x	4.2 to 11.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.5	14.5	1.28x	13.7 to 24.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	164.3	143.2	1.15xSignificant	149.3 to 180.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21	18.5	1.14x	15.8 to 27.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.2	6.6	1.09x	4.5 to 10.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	490.4	453.4	1.08xSignificant	465 to 516.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.3	17.9	1.02x	13.7 to 23.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.9	13.9	1x	9.9 to 19	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.3	11.3	0.91x	6.9 to 14.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.6	6.2	0.9x	3.2 to 9.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.3	13	0.79x	7 to 14.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.2	18.7	0.71x	9.2 to 18.3	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 Scott County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,790.1	9,842.6	-11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.7	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	26.8	59.8	-55%	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	91	96.9	-6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	44.4	28.6	+55%	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.

Formaldehyde18.86 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.03 per million
Naphthalene1.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit133
Industrial wastewater discharge113
Gas station (mapped facility)27
Rail grade crossing23
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Small hazardous waste generator7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Major air pollution source4
Brownfield property4
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Public airport1
Biomass power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Georgetown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Certain glycol ethers, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 585,280 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40324TYTMT1001C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Minova Usa Inc., Georgetown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Benzoyl peroxide, Lithium carbonate. Reports carcinogens. 56,200 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40324CLTTN150CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Minova Usa Inc, Georgetown (Scott)
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013840022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Inc, Georgetown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
International Crankshaft Inc., Georgetown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 746 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40324NTRNT101CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Adient Georgetown, Georgetown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates, Diethanolamine. Reports carcinogens. 63 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40324JHNSN824LE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Adient Georgetown, Georgetown (Scott)
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Aichi Forge Usa Inc, Georgetown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Central Kentucky Landfill, Georgetown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009937444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
International Crankshaft Inc, Georgetown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013870427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Adient Georgetown, Georgetown (Scott)
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Central Kentucky Landfill, Georgetown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009937444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Aichi Forge Usa Inc, Georgetown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 40324LSVLL596TR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Adient Georgetown, Georgetown (Scott)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Georgetown Stp #1, Georgetown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000732208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Toyota Tsusho America Inc, Georgetown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012316966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Inc, Georgetown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Georgetown Stp #2, Georgetown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000759741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Central Kentucky Landfill, Georgetown
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009937444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Vuteq Usa Inc Kentucky Division, Georgetown (Scott)
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003240573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Vuteq Usa Inc Kentucky Division, Georgetown (Scott)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003240573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Sadieville Splash Pad, Sadieville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071435759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Inc, Georgetown
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Inc, Georgetown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000378840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc Pe & R&D Labs, Georgetown (Scott)
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067207230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Scott 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 Scott 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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