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Colbert County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Colbert County is 157.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 796 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (298), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (210), Rail grade crossing (101). 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: 34.7365, -87.5954.

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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 Colbert County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths5.63.41.65xSignificant3.5 to 8.52020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases13.88.71.59xSignificant10.4 to 18.12019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases26.517.91.48xSignificant21.5 to 32.52019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases8.66.21.39x5.7 to 12.62019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths9.16.61.38x6.5 to 12.62020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths4030.21.32xSignificant34.3 to 46.62020-2024
EsophagusNew cases5.44.61.17x3.3 to 8.42019-2023
BladderNew cases21.418.71.14x17.2 to 26.42019-2023
All cancerDeaths157.3143.21.1xSignificant145.3 to 1702020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths4.64.41.05x2.7 to 7.62020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases53.951.81.04x47.2 to 61.52019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases24.423.81.03x19.3 to 30.42019-2023
BladderDeaths4.14.11x2.5 to 6.72020-2024
All cancerNew cases434453.40.96x413 to 455.92019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths5.35.70.93x3.3 to 8.32020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases13.114.50.9x9.4 to 17.82019-2023
PancreasNew cases12.513.90.9x9.1 to 16.82019-2023
PancreasDeaths9.911.30.88x7 to 13.62020-2024
StomachNew cases5.56.60.83x3.4 to 8.52019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases11.718.50.63x8.3 to 162019-2023
ThyroidNew cases7.2130.55x4.5 to 112019-2023

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 Colbert County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death12,369.59,842.6+26%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy7375.3-3%years
Child mortality73.259.8+22%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality7.56.2+21%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths87.296.9-10%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths19.328.6-32%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.

  • Formaldehyde24.38 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.4 per million
  • Benzene0.88 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge298
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit210
  • Rail grade crossing101
  • Air permit holder (minor source)45
  • Brownfield property35
  • Gas station (mapped facility)25
  • Small hazardous waste generator16
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)16
  • TRI reporting facility14
  • Major air pollution source10
  • Large hazardous waste generator5
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
  • Heliport3
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Landfill (mapped facility)2
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • 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.

  1. Constellium Plant, Muscle Shoals

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $328,340.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000516683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Lsb Chemical Llc, Cherokee

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,234,454 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35616LRCHNHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.5

  3. Essity Professional Hygiene Na Barton Operations, Cherokee

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Formic acid, Methanol, Acetaldehyde and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 964,383 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35616SCTSS1834H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.1

  4. Wise Alloys, Llc - Alabama Reclamation Plant, Muscle Shoals

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070328268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9

  5. Wise Alloys Llc - Alloys Plant, Muscle Shoals

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ethylene glycol, n-Butyl alcohol, Chlorine and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 548,954 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35660RYNLDEAST2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.9

  6. Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant, Muscle Shoals

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese, Copper and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 159,040 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35660LBMRCFORDR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.5

  7. Cherokee Nitrogen, Cherokee

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $40,524.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000589373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.2

  8. North American Lighting, Muscle Shoals

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 15,582 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3566WNRTHM1CUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.7

  9. Constellium Plant, Muscle Shoals

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $328,340.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000516683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  10. North American Lighting, Muscle Shoals

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $9,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110058118727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.4

  11. Constellium Plant, Muscle Shoals

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $328,340.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000516683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  12. Constellium Plant, Muscle Shoals

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $328,340.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000516683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  13. Mid-South Central Extrusion Die, Muscle Shoals

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Methanol. 61,550 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3566WCCKBR334WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  14. Essity Professional Hygiene Na Llc, Cherokee

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012811724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  15. Messer Llc, Cherokee

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 38,010 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35616RCCRBPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.5

  16. Tva Colbert Combustion Turbine Plant, Tuscumbia

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000367834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  17. Constellium Plant, Muscle Shoals

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $328,340.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000516683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  18. Wise Alloys, Llc - Alabama Reclamation Plant, Muscle Shoals

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070328268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  19. Harcros Chemcials Inc. - Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000367781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.4

  20. U.S. Tva Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Nickel, Chromium, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 244 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35660TVNTNTVAMU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.3

  21. Us Tva Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $26,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000608753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.1

  22. Harcros Chemicals Inc, Muscle Shoals

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine. 9,546 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35662HRCRS300PE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.1

  23. Tva Colbert Combustion Turbine Plant, Tuscumbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000367834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  24. Cockburn Enterprises Inc, Muscle Shoals

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012218947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  25. Messer Llc, Cherokee

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000367647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

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 Colbert 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 Colbert 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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