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Greene County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greene County is 181 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 154 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (50), Industrial wastewater discharge (47), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25). 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: 32.8357, -88.0002.

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 Greene County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	181	143.2	1.26xSignificant	146.2 to 222.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.8	30.2	1.25x	24 to 58.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.8	51.8	1.15x	41.3 to 85.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	423.9	453.4	0.93x	366.7 to 488.2	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 Greene County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,286.7	9,842.6	+65%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.6	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	104.1	96.9	+7%	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.

Formaldehyde25.91 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.66 per million
Pahpom0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing50
Industrial wastewater discharge47
NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Heliport2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Gas power plant1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Consolidated Catfish Producers, Eutaw
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia. 413,688 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35462STHFRHWY43 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Consolidated Catfish Producers Llc- Eutaw, Eutaw
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015680468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
United Roofing Inc, Eutaw
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 126 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3546WNTDRF861FI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Greene County Steam Plant, Forkland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 36732LBMPWHWY43 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Greene County, Demopolis
Gas power plant.
Record ID 10 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.3
Al Power Greene County Generating Plant, Forkland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000608398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Al Power Greene County Generating Plant, Forkland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000608398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Eutaw Lagoon, Eutaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055974851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Consolidated Catfish Producers Llc- Eutaw, Eutaw
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0073377: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Al Power Greene County Generating Plant, Forkland
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000608398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Emerald City, Knoxville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $32,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070669468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Consolidated Catfish Producers Llc- Eutaw, Eutaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015680468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Greenetrack Wwt Lagoon, Eutaw
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0074993: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Greenetrack Wwt Lagoon, Eutaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013683807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Al Power Greene County Generating Plant, Forkland
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000608398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Westrock Converting Llc--Eutaw, Eutaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003027607 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
United Roofing Mfg Co Inc, Eutaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007235731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
S T Bunn Construction Co, Eutaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007235740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kykenkee Eutaw Yard, Eutaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010109079 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Teppco Terminaling & Marketing Company,, Boligee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031025156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bird Site, Forkland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043493831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Westrock Eutaw Folding, Eutaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045493523 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greene County Borrow Pit, Demopolis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056124527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mt. Hebron Rail Facility, Boligee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059791104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
H&M Construction - Borrow Pit, Forkland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069424322 (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 Greene 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 Greene 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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