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Woodford County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Woodford County is 161 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 209 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (67), Industrial wastewater discharge (64), Rail grade crossing (43). 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: 38.0208, -84.7437.

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 Woodford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	14.5	8.7	1.67xSignificant	9.5 to 21.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	37.6	23.8	1.58xSignificant	28.7 to 48.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	28	18.7	1.5xSignificant	20.8 to 37	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	21.7	14.5	1.5xSignificant	15.3 to 30.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.6	30.2	1.31xSignificant	31.4 to 49.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.8	51.8	1.31xSignificant	56.8 to 80.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	544.2	453.4	1.2xSignificant	510.2 to 580	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.7	18.5	1.17x	15.2 to 30.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	161	143.2	1.12xSignificant	143.3 to 180.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.3	13	1.1x	8.7 to 22.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.2	17.9	0.85x	10.1 to 22.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.8	13.9	0.85x	7.4 to 18.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.4	11.3	0.83x	5.5 to 15.2	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 Woodford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,362.8	9,842.6	-5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	61.4	59.8	+3%	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	96.1	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	43.3	28.6	+51%	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.

Formaldehyde18.46 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.03 per million
Benzene1.04 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit67
Industrial wastewater discharge64
Rail grade crossing43
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
TRI reporting facility4
Small hazardous waste generator2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (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.

Pilkington North America Inc, Versailles
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Pilkington North America Inc, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Y H America Incorporated Sealant Division, Versailles
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Yokohama Industries Americas Inc, Versailles
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 257 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40383YMRCN105KU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
American Howa Of Kentucky Georgetown, Midway
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070244601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
American Howa Of Kentucky Georgetown, Midway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 138 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4034WMRCNH289MC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Pilkington North America Inc, Versailles
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Plymouth Specialty Manufacturing Llc, Versailles
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4038WPLYMT17FIE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Yh America Inc (Sealant Div), Versailles
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015970010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Combs Wilbert Inc, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009953292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Versailles Stp, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000732226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Midway Stp, Midway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006795290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Woodford Co State Maintenance Garage, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006759383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Versailles Maintance Garage, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071404354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Pilkington Na Inc, Versailles
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper And Copper Compounds. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 40383NTDLN102KU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.2
Ledvance Llc - Glass Plant, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mccauley Brothers Inc, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063871145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Kentucky Utilities - Tyrone Generating Station, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064627435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Versailles Stp, Versailles
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0020621: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Sika Automotive Kentucky Llc, Versailles
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 40383YHMRC103KU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Ledvance Llc - Glass Plant, Versailles
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000379046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Versailles Maintance Garage, Versailles
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004565: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Kentucky Utilities - Tyrone Generating Station, Versailles
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0001899: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Peristyle Llc, Frankfort
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064426410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1152567051 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Woodford 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 Woodford 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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