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Cleburne County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cleburne County is 191.1 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 123 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (43), Industrial wastewater discharge (34), Gas station (mapped facility) (16). 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: 33.7076, -85.4937.

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 Cleburne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51	30.2	1.69xSignificant	38.7 to 66.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	191.1	143.2	1.33xSignificant	165.7 to 219.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.6	18.5	1.22x	13.9 to 35.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.7	51.8	1.21x	48.8 to 79.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.7	13.9	1.06x	8.5 to 24.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.9	23.8	1x	15 to 36.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	431.6	453.4	0.95x	391.7 to 474.8	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 Cleburne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,586	9,842.6	+28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.1	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	93.6	59.8	+57%	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	110.2	96.9	+14%	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.

Formaldehyde23.85 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde2.35 per million
Pahpom0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit43
Industrial wastewater discharge34
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Rail grade crossing15
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Southwire Co Heflin Plant, Heflin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 58 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 36264STHWR6771H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Forte Power Systems Inc, Heflin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042866477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
L E Bell Construction, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041917959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Heflin Lagoon, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010072599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Southern Natural Gas, Heflin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006033666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Heflin Old Amoco, Heflin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986213 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dasr Llc, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045484579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cleburne County Highway Department, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059794389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hardy Wc Wwtp, Heflin
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0083097: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Cheaha State Park Wwtp, Delta
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0046728: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Tyson Foods Inc. Heflin Processing Plant, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009691510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Cheaha State Park Wwtp, Delta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010074230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Webb Concrete-Heflin, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006792587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Main Lines And Related Facilities Countywide, Cleburne County, Al, Anniston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008998978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cammco Facility Fire, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009040411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tyson Foods Inc. Heflin Processing Plant, Heflin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110009691510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Forte Power Systems Inc, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042866477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heflin Wtp, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044262124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
David Hewitt (88.44 Acres), Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044269653 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jd Southers, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067658662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hardy Wc Wwtp, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069226448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Plainview Pit, Muscadine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070562578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hillside Village, Heflin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070571487 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Norton Borrow Pit, Heflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070672593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rejuvenation Restoration, Heflin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070680687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Cleburne 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 Cleburne 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.

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