AL / county FIPS 01075 / county research

Lamar County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lamar County is 166.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 212 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (77), Industrial wastewater discharge (65), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (36). 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: 33.7887, -88.0967.

How this county ranks in Alabama

View on the heat map Scan an address in this county

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 Lamar County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.2	30.2	1.46xSignificant	32.5 to 59.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.4	17.9	1.25x	13.9 to 34.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.1	51.8	1.2x	48.3 to 79.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	166.3	143.2	1.16x	142.2 to 194	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	441.3	453.4	0.97x	399.7 to 486.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.4	23.8	0.86x	11.7 to 33.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16	18.7	0.86x	9.6 to 26.1	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 Lamar County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,036.4	9,842.6	+22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.4	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	92.9	59.8	+55%	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	95.9	96.9	-1%	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.

Formaldehyde24.12 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.4 per million
Pahpom0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing77
Industrial wastewater discharge65
NPDES wastewater discharge permit36
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Large hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility4
Major air pollution source3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1

Highest-severity records

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

Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Millport Al, Millport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 315,326 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35576WYRHSPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Steel Dust Recycling Llc, Millport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 119,242 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35576STLDS1329H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products, Kennedy
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead, Pentachlorophenol, Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 371 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35574KNNDYHWY96 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Weyerhaeuser Nr Company, Millport
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000589257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Steel Dust Recycling Llc, Millport
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032634102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Us Ecology Sulligent, Inc, Sulligent
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $13,640.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037360067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Us Ecology Sulligent, Inc, Sulligent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,640.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037360067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products Inc - Kennedy Plant, Kennedy
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043631077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Interfor U.S. Inc., Belk
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064320042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Millport Lumber & Manufacturing, Llc, Millport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010108132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Kennedy Water Treatment Plant, Kennedy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037453216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Interfor U.S. Inc., Belk
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064320042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Weyerhaeuser Nr Company, Millport
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000589257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Steel Dust Recycling Llc, Millport
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032634102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hyster-Yale Group, Inc (Bolzoni-Auramo), Sulligent
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007915505 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Sulligent Wwtp, Sulligent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010099142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Interfor U.S. Inc., Belk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064320042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Weyerhaeuser Nr Company, Millport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000589257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Steel Dust Recycling Llc, Millport
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032634102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Steel Dust Recycling Llc, Millport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032634102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products Inc - Kennedy Plant, Kennedy
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043631077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Millport Lagoon, Millport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055980719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bolzoni Auramo, Sulligent
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0069787: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Steel Dust Recycling Llc, Millport
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032634102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Vernon Yellow Creek Lagoon, Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055980559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Lamar 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 Lamar 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.

Scan an address in Lamar County View on the heat map All Alabama counties