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Trigg County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Trigg County is 183 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 64 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29), Industrial wastewater discharge (28), Public airport (2). 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: 36.8205, -87.9047.

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 Trigg County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.6	30.2	1.74xSignificant	40.1 to 68.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	75.4	51.8	1.46xSignificant	60.5 to 93.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19.8	13.9	1.42x	12.9 to 30.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	26.4	18.7	1.41x	17.3 to 39.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.4	11.3	1.36x	9.5 to 24.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	183	143.2	1.28xSignificant	158.2 to 211.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.4	18.5	1.26x	14.6 to 36.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	512.4	453.4	1.13xSignificant	467.9 to 560.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.9	17.9	1x	10.3 to 29.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.2	23.8	0.76x	10.5 to 30	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 Trigg County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,993.1	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	102.8	59.8	+72%	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	108.8	96.9	+12%	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.

Formaldehyde21.89 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.27 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Industrial wastewater discharge28
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Wabash, Cadiz
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead, Chromium, Nickel and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,122 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4221WTRNSC489IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Transcraft Corporation, Cadiz
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037391532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Fish Island Resort, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006750257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Vacation Club International, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006751755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cadiz Stp, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006751862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Heather Hills Campground Inc, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006752175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Transcraft Corporation, Cadiz
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037391532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Shady Lawn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006750300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Moon River Marine & Resort, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006751283 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Transcraft Corporation, Cadiz
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037391532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Transcraft Corporation, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037391532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Goose Hollow Campground & Rv Park, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009012816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mccraw Lumber Co Inc, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006757072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Meuth Concrete - Cadiz Plant, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Prizer Point Marina & Resort Llc, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006754878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Barkley Lake Wtp, Cadiz
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYG640055: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Skippers Boatique, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029528036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Pj Clark Lumber Llc, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071096231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Ky Dop Lake Barkley State Resort, Cadiz
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0024473: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Lake Barkley State Park, Cadiz
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1M9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ky Dop Lake Barkley State Resort, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009051934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Trigg Co State Maintenance Garage, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006759356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Barkley Lake Wtp, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009744241 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rogers Group Inc - Canton Quarry, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009958439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rocky Ridge Stone Llc, Cadiz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045075878 (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 Trigg 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 Trigg 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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