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Chilton County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Chilton County is 183.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 497 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (178), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (133), Rail grade crossing (87). 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: 32.8652, -86.6647.

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 Chilton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	8.4	4.4	1.91xSignificant	5 to 13.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.4	30.2	1.54xSignificant	38.9 to 55	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.3	6.2	1.5x	5.7 to 14.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.6	5.7	1.33x	4.6 to 11.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	183.9	143.2	1.28xSignificant	168.3 to 200.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.2	51.8	1.24xSignificant	55.3 to 74.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.6	18.7	1.16x	16.4 to 28.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.4	11.3	1.1x	8.7 to 17.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.5	8.7	1.09x	6.3 to 14	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.9	13.9	1.07x	10.7 to 20.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.8	17.9	1.05x	14 to 24.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.9	6.6	1.05x	4.4 to 10.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	435.9	453.4	0.96x	411.2 to 461.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.5	14.5	0.93x	9.4 to 18.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.3	23.8	0.89x	15.9 to 28	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.7	6.6	0.86x	3.2 to 9.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.4	13	0.72x	5.9 to 14.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	8.8	18.5	0.48x	5.6 to 13.2	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 Chilton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,802.6	9,842.6	+20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	60	59.8	+0%	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	97.7	96.9	+1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25.1	28.6	-12%	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.

Formaldehyde25.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.54 per million
Pahpom0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge178
NPDES wastewater discharge permit133
Rail grade crossing87
Gas station (mapped facility)40
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)18
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Small hazardous waste generator7
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source3
Brownfield property3
Heliport3
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Hydroelectric plant2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Stella-Jones Corporation-Clanton Division, Clanton
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $18,350.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039596470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Stella-Jones Corp, Clanton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Creosote, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 10,139 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3504WBTRGH1MCKI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
West Fraser Maplesville Lumber Mill, Maplesville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012706214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Boise Cascade Wood Products Llc, Thorsby
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 78,752 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35171THRSB19953 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
West Fraser Maplesville Lumber Mill, Maplesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 31,128 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 36750MPLSV7475A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Boise Cascade Wood Products, Llc - Thorsby Ewp, Thorsby
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064122649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Stella-Jones Corporation-Clanton Division, Clanton
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $18,350.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039596470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
West Fraser Maplesville Lumber Mill, Maplesville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012706214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Foley Products Co - Clanton, Clanton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3504WFLYPR191SB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Taylor-Made Lumber, Maplesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Reynolds Wood Products, Maplesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070003022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Throckmorton Precast Concrete, Inc., Jemison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008998567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Pelham Oil Company, Inc., Maplesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012688083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
West Fraser Maplesville Lumber Mill, Maplesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012706214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Stella-Jones Corporation-Clanton Division, Clanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,350.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039596470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Foley Products Company - Clanton, Clanton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071434505 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Taylor-Made Transportation, Maplesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070289061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline, Billingsley
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010418949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Stella-Jones Corporation-Clanton Division, Clanton
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $18,350.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039596470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Boise Cascade Wood Products, Llc - Thorsby Ewp, Thorsby
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064122649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Coosa West, Verbena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071405088 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Chilton County Parks And Recreation, Jemison
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070384583 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Thorsby Elementary School, Thorsby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969628 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hoover Investment, Inc. Clanton Property, Clanton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975656 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Walnut Creek Wwtp, Clanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006644480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Chilton 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 Chilton 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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