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Taylor County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Taylor County is 204.7 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 143 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (59), Industrial wastewater discharge (55), Major air pollution source (4). 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: 37.3377, -85.3028.

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 Taylor County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	9.8	5.7	1.72x	5.7 to 16	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.6	30.2	1.71xSignificant	41.4 to 63.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	85.1	51.8	1.64xSignificant	71.9 to 100.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.5	6.6	1.59x	5.7 to 17.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	22	13.9	1.58xSignificant	15.3 to 30.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	36	23.8	1.51xSignificant	26.7 to 47.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	204.7	143.2	1.43xSignificant	183.2 to 228.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	15.7	11.3	1.39x	10.2 to 23.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.5	8.7	1.32x	6.4 to 19	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.7	18.7	1.32x	17.5 to 34	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.2	17.9	1.3x	15.8 to 32.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.9	13	1.22x	9.9 to 24.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	548.2	453.4	1.21xSignificant	511.6 to 586.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.6	18.5	0.95x	11.8 to 25.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	9	14.5	0.62x	5.1 to 15	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 Taylor County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,038.3	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.7	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	54.7	59.8	-9%	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	123.4	96.9	+27%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	54.9	28.6	+92%	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.

Formaldehyde19.21 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.13 per million
Benzene0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit59
Industrial wastewater discharge55
Major air pollution source4
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Brownfield property3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
TRI reporting facility2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Murakami Manufacturing Usa Inc., Campbellsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone. Reports carcinogens. 12,579 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4271WMRKMM575WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Airguard, Campbellsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000496909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Manchester Tank & Equipment Co, Campbellsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds. 285 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 42718BTSVL901NE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Campbellsville Wastewater Treatment Plant, Campbellsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000736776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ingersoll-Rand Industrial Us, Inc., Campbellsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003224500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Murakami Manufacturing Usa Inc, Campbellsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012170532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cox Companies Llc, Campbellsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001243618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tn Gas Pipeline Co Llc - Station 96, Campbellsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001375324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tn Gas Pipeline Co Llc - Station 871, Campbellsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003244123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Whitney & Whitney Lumber Company, Campbellsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037485209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Murakami Manufacturing Usa Inc, Campbellsville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012170532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Murakami Manufacturing Usa Inc, Campbellsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012170532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
White Oil Co - Bulk Plant, Campbellsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059795823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Parker-Kalon, Campbellsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381275 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
H&W Sport Shop, Campbellsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972185 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tebbs Bend Sublett Property, Campbellsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973250 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cox Companies Llc, Campbellsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001243618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Campbellsville Industries Inc, Campbellsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003221549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ingersoll Rand Campbellsville Operations, Campbellsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper.
TRI facility ID 42718NGRSL11IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Kycam, Campbellsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003243696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Columbia/Adair County Wtp, Campbellsville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYG640174: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Cox Waste To Energy, Campbellsville
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 54850 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Campbellsville Industries Inc, Campbellsville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110003221549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Tn Gas Pipeline Co Llc - Station 871, Campbellsville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003244123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Akralos Animal Nutrition Llc, Campbellsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040496415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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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