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Trimble County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Trimble County is 179.4 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 79 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (36), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Gas station (mapped facility) (5). 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: 38.6145, -85.3324.

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 Trimble County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	42.6	18.7	2.28xSignificant	26.8 to 65	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	44.5	23.8	1.87xSignificant	26.7 to 69.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55.3	30.2	1.83xSignificant	37.5 to 79.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	91.6	51.8	1.77xSignificant	67.3 to 122.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.3	17.9	1.47x	15.2 to 43.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	574	453.4	1.27xSignificant	510.3 to 644	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179.4	143.2	1.25xSignificant	145.8 to 219.2	2020-2024

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 Trimble County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,330.4	9,842.6	+25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.2	75.3	-4%	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	134	96.9	+38%	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.

Formaldehyde19.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.1 per million
Benzene0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge36
NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property3
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Heliport1
Coal power plant1
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.

Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station, Bedford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium And Barium Compounds, Vanadium compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,990,340 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40006LSVLL487CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.7
Trimble County, Bedford
Coal power plant.
Record ID 6071 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 8
Trimble County Station, Bedford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Milton Stp, Milton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009057288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Trimble County Station, Bedford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Republic Services - Valley View Landfill, Sulphur
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009935883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Trimble County Station, Bedford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Church Street Annex Building, Bedford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971749 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
25 Ball Lane, Bedford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986641 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Morgan Community Center, Bedford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986642 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Republic Services - Valley View Landfill, Sulphur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009935883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Trimble County Station, Bedford
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Milton Stp, Milton
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0088625: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Republic Services - Valley View Landfill, Sulphur
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009935883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bedford Stp, Bedford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009937578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Republic Services Valley View
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1042965422 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1292616321 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1292616329 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Ikt Llc, Milton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006755010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Henry County Water District 2, Bedford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009933199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nugent Sand Co - Milton Plant, Milton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009933643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Trimble Co Maintenance Garage, Bedford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045109994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Richard Sachleben Residence, Milton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070568942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Glenn T Kulmer Property, Bedford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070667354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Susan Tomasetti Residence, Pendleton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071348297 (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 Trimble 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 Trimble 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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