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Crenshaw County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Crenshaw County is 179.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 91 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (43), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (26), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 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: 31.7319, -86.2967.

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 Crenshaw County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	22.5	11.3	1.99xSignificant	13.9 to 35.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	27.7	14.5	1.91xSignificant	16.7 to 43.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	33.1	17.9	1.85xSignificant	21.7 to 48.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	84	51.8	1.62xSignificant	66.5 to 105.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	20.9	13.9	1.5x	12.4 to 33.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.7	30.2	1.38x	29.7 to 57.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	579	453.4	1.28xSignificant	528.6 to 633.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179.5	143.2	1.25xSignificant	152.6 to 210.2	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 Crenshaw County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,951.8	9,842.6	+42%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.4	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	99.4	96.9	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde23.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.35 per million
Pahpom0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge43
NPDES wastewater discharge permit26
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Hazardous waste transporter2
Public airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Chesser Auto Salvage, Honoraville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033168346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Luverne City Of Wwsb Wwtp, Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040432092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Brantley Lagoon, Brantley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055976225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bakers Salvage, Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006789412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rutledge Wastewater Lagoon, Rutledge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055980498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Dozier Lagoon, Dozier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055976412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mmc Materials, Inc., Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006652167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Frank Sikes, Luverne
Public airport. O.
Record ID 04A (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
H E Browder Veneer Company Inc, Highland Home
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010380685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Wiregrass Construction Brantley Asphalt Plant, Brantley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043273150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Godwin Materials, Brantley
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007403755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J Bryce Smith Oil Company, Inc., Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010100657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Itac Alabama, Llc, Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054109451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cross Metals Llc, Brantley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056343112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Creek Land & Timber, Llc, Highland Home
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066966563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sister Schubert'S Homemade Rolls, Inc., Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070344397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kennedy Pit, Brantley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070569490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Legacy Lane Rv Resort, Brantley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070795017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Luverne (U.S. Hwy. 331) New Retail Store, Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070946359 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crenshaw County Sports Complex, Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071445562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Luverne Water And Sewer Improvements, Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071510561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brantley Ed Water And Sewer Cdbg, Brantley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071645741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mt. Ida Pit, Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071659417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
E Lazenby Rd - Crenshaw County Highway Department, Luverne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071784194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crisis Care Center, Brantley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071847824 (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 Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw 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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