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Bullock County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bullock County is 146.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 76 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (52), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (9), Gas station (mapped facility) (4). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 32.0903, -85.713.

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 Bullock County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.6	30.2	1.15x	22.3 to 52.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.4	51.8	1.09x	39.9 to 78.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	463.9	453.4	1.02x	412 to 521	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146.3	143.2	1.02x	118.8 to 178.7	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 Bullock County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,998.1	9,842.6	+63%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71	75.3	-6%	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	116.3	96.9	+20%	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.

Formaldehyde24.2 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.49 per million
Pahpom0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge52
NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
TRI reporting facility1
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.

Wayne-Sanderson Farms Llc - Union Springs Fresh Plant, Union Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid. 15,519 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 36089CNTNNLOCKE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Intermediate Pump Station Union Springs Wastewater, Union Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000715254 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Wayne Farms Llc, Union Springs
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000589541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
City Of Union Springs, Union Springs
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114887 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Union Springs, Union Springs
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114888 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Keystone Foods Llc - Banks Feed Mill, Banks
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 36005CHRNPCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Midway Land Application, Midway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056001240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Franklin Fld, Union Springs
Public airport. O.
Record ID 07A (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1350748141 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wayne Farms Llc, Union Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000589541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mead-Enon Mine Site, Midway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008999726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Union Springs, Union Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046287781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wayne-Sanderson Farms Llc-Union Springs Fresh Processing Plant, Union Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058917613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Franklin Field Runway Extension, Armstrong
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070117346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Creek Pit - Union Springs, Union Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070388324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bonnie Plants Expansion, Union Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070893401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bullock County Correctional Facility, Union Springs
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007407733 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 1
Bullock County Correctional Facility, Union Springs
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007407733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Wayne-Sanderson Farms Llc, Union Springs
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110028718546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
BP, Union Springs
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/13908109383 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Sunoco
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1180106379 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1180239986 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Marathon
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/514037671 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Union Springs Wwtps And Land Application, Union Springs
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0060445: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1
Union Springs Wwtps And Land Application, Union Springs
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0060445:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Bullock County Correctional Facility, Union Springs
EPA FRS registry ID
110007407733
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Bullock 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 Bullock 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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