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Todd County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Todd County is 215.6 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 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 134 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (48), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (43), Rail grade crossing (24). 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: 36.864, -87.1769.

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 Todd County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	61.2	30.2	2.03xSignificant	45.2 to 81.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.2	51.8	1.57xSignificant	62.5 to 104.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	215.6	143.2	1.51xSignificant	183.5 to 252	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.1	23.8	1.18x	17.2 to 43.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22	18.7	1.18x	12.7 to 36	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	476.2	453.4	1.05x	426.4 to 530.5	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 Todd County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,429.8	9,842.6	+16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73	75.3	-3%	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	126.3	96.9	+30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	40.4	28.6	+41%	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.

Formaldehyde21.91 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.29 per million
Naphthalene1.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge48
NPDES wastewater discharge permit43
Rail grade crossing24
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Large 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.

Koppers Inc (Guthrie), Guthrie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Creosote, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 15,988 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 42234KPPRSMERRI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Novelis, Guthrie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead And Lead Compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,518 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4223WNVLSX8155L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Novelis Corporation, Guthrie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070796890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Koppers, Inc., Guthrie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057288545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Guthrie Stp, Guthrie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009937499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
North Todd Elementary School, Elkton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021564369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Novelis Corporation, Guthrie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070796890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Elkton Stp, Elkton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006752228 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Novelis Corporation, Guthrie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070796890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Todd County Pallet, Elkton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015722351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
N 181 Lumber/ A Division Of Nelson Co Of Ky, Elkton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015609171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Koppers, Inc., Guthrie
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057288545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Koppers, Inc., Guthrie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057288545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Elkton Die Casting, Elkton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000745668 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Graber Pallet Llc, Guthrie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015608485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Elkton Stp, Elkton
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0023442: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Cumberland Ridge Forest Products, Guthrie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006756830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Todd Co State Maintenance Garage, Elkton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045034869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Todd County Pallet, Elkton
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit KYR003697: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Trenton Stp, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009939406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Logan-Todd Regional Water Commission-Logan Todd Regional Wt Comm, Guthrie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009959027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Trenton Stp, Trenton
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0020982: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Graber Pallet Llc, Guthrie
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR003941: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Cal-Maine Foods Inc, Guthrie
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0103888: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Cal-Maine Foods Inc, Guthrie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006747921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3

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 Todd 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 Todd 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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