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Juab County, Utah: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Juab County is 164.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 205 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (83), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (77), Gas station (mapped facility) (17). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 39.6513, -112.8824.

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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 Juab County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	40.7	23.8	1.71xSignificant	25.3 to 61.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	164.3	143.2	1.15x	131.9 to 202	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	472.1	453.4	1.04x	415.5 to 534.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	33.5	51.8	0.65x	19.6 to 53.2	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 Juab County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,968.2	9,842.6	-29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.7	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	56.1	59.8	-6%	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	94.3	96.9	-3%	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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde9.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.44 per million
Acetaldehyde0.58 per million
Naphthalene0.42 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing83
NPDES wastewater discharge permit77
Gas station (mapped facility)17
TRI reporting facility7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
Major air pollution source2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Gas 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.

Ash Grove Cement- Leamington Utah, Nephi
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002463717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Barrette Outdoor Living Inc., Nephi
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl methacrylate, Butyl acrylate, Nonylphenol. 12,483 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8464WNVPBL1277N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Tintic Consolidated Metals Llc, Eureka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds. 4,031 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8462WTNTCCSILVE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Eureka, Eureka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,508.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017907210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Mona Pit & Batch Plant, Mona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 7 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8464WMNPTN1435E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Owens Corning Insulating Systems Llc, Nephi
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039135389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Geneva Rock Products Inc. - Mona, Mona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 8464WGNVRC131E3 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Owens Corning Insulating Systems Llc - Nephi, Nephi
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 107 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8464WFBRTK2762S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Barnes Bullets - Mona Llc, Mona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 8464WBRNSB38NRT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Mona Pit And Batch Plant, Mona
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070048920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Barnes Bullets, Mona
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069708347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nvp Building Expansion, Nephi
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071322836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Geneva Rock Products - Mona, Mona
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071372125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Victaulic-Horizon Facility, Nephi
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071433804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ash Grove Cement- Leamington Utah, Nephi
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002463717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Currant Creek, Mona
Gas power plant.
Record ID 56102 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.5
Chief Consolidated Mining Company (Prev. Tintic Metals), Eureka
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008177383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rubber Hose Manufacturing Facility, Nephi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011800275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Currant Creek Power Project, Mona
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017841601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Nephi Old Gym, Nephi
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072152037 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Currant Creek Power Project, Mona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017841601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Victaulic Co - Horizon Facility, Nephi
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 8464WVCTLC1245N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Currant Creek Power Project, Mona
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017841601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Chief Consolidated Mining Company (Prev. Tintic Metals), Eureka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008177383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Owens Corning Insulating Systems Llc, Nephi
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039135389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Juab County

Utah 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 Juab County, and their findings.
Utah vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Utah health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Utah 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.
Utah 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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