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Bibb County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bibb County is 166.8 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 325 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (191), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (52), Rail grade crossing (20). 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: 33.0373, -87.0967.

How this county ranks in Alabama

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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 Bibb County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	11.5	6.6	1.74x	6.6 to 18.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.3	30.2	1.63xSignificant	38.6 to 62.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.8	8.7	1.36x	6.9 to 19.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65	51.8	1.25xSignificant	52.8 to 79.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	166.8	143.2	1.16xSignificant	146.4 to 189.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.4	17.9	0.97x	11.3 to 26.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	422.9	453.4	0.93x	389.2 to 458.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	5.9 to 17.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.8	13.9	0.92x	7.7 to 20.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.5	18.7	0.88x	10.6 to 24.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.2	14.5	0.84x	7 to 20	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.6	18.5	0.68x	7.3 to 20.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.8	23.8	0.66x	9.6 to 24.7	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 Bibb County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,708.9	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	87.1	59.8	+46%	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	99.6	96.9	+3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27	28.6	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde25.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.51 per million
Pahpom0.85 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge191
NPDES wastewater discharge permit52
Rail grade crossing20
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Small hazardous waste generator5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Crematorium (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Heliport1
Landfill (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.

Stella-Jones Corp - Brierfield Facility, Brierfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007915998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Stella-Jones Corp, Brierfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Creosote, Pentachlorophenol, Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 26,668 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35035CHBPRRT1BO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Stella-Jones Corp - Brierfield Facility, Brierfield
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007915998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Stella-Jones Corp - Brierfield Facility, Brierfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007915998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Centreville-Brent Wwtp, Centreville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039708536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Cahaba Timber Co, Brierfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 35035CHBPRHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Cox Wood Of Alabama, Woodstock
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031288844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Olon Belcher Lumber, Brent
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000604846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cox Wood Of Alabama, Woodstock
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031288844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Remuriate Technologies (Release Site), Woodstock
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID xd9b32da901ac7408c3cceaa583bbfcbf (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Woodstock Auto Salvage, Woodstock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006790160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hebron Mine No 1, West Blocton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010071411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hope Coal Seymour Mine, Brierfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017888829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lhoist North America Of Ala, Llc- Brierfield Quarry, Brierfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054819728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
West Blocton Wwtp, West Blocton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055982085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cahaba Veneer Inc, Centreville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002438568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bama Concrete Birmingham Brent Plant, Brent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012756008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Mbusi Bibb County Campus, Woodstock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070389893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Vls Environmental Solutions, Brent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070528275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bibb County, Centreville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0A8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/987377870 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Bibb County Surface Mine, Brent
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0062341: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Scott Davis Chip Company, Inc., Brent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010109159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Cox Wood Of Alabama, Woodstock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031288844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lhoist North America Of Ala, Llc- Brierfield Quarry, Brierfield
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110054819728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Bibb County

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