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Macon County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Macon County is 156.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 225 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (111), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (48), Rail grade crossing (24). 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: 32.4137, -85.7276.

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 Macon County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	13.2	11.3	1.17x	7.6 to 22.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.3	30.2	1.14x	24.9 to 46.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	156.9	143.2	1.1x	135.6 to 181.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15	13.9	1.08x	9.4 to 23.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.8	17.9	1.05x	11.2 to 30	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	465.4	453.4	1.03x	426.1 to 507.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45	51.8	0.87x	34.6 to 58.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.3	18.5	0.72x	7.5 to 22.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	11.1	18.7	0.59x	6.3 to 18.9	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 Macon County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,396.8	9,842.6	+56%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.4	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	71	59.8	+19%	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	113.3	96.9	+17%	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.

Formaldehyde25.85 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.65 per million
Pahpom0.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge111
NPDES wastewater discharge permit48
Rail grade crossing24
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Brownfield property8
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)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.

Tuskegee North Wpcp, Tuskegee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Love'S Travel Stops & Country Stores #577, Shorter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060363351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Shorter Wwtf, Shorter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020045173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Texaco Station, Tuskegee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039062224 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Union Oil 76 Station, Tuskegee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039062251 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Notasulga Water Department Shop, Notasulga
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969919 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Annie Lee Parcel: 0709303301027, Tuskegee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973790 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
South Macon School Site, Roba
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982110 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tuskegee Carnegie Hall / Old Admin Building, Tuskegee Institute
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072219059 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tuskegee Milbank Hall, Tuskegee Institute
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072219061 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tuskegee Varner House, Tuskegee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072219062 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tuskegee South Wwtp, Tuskegee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055979320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tuskegee North Wpcp, Tuskegee
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0048763: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
A&S Recycling Llc, Tuskegee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054114123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Notasulga Lagoon And Sprayfield, Notasulga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055978991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Us 29 Recycling, Tuskegee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071254639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Poly Pit, Shorter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041245480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Moton Fld Muni, Tuskegee
Public airport. O.
Record ID 06A (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/20600163 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Css Transport, Tuskegee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046523829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Wiregrass Construction Co Inc, Shorter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054889652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Central Al Veterans Health Care System, Tuskegee
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003389315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Central Packaging Corporation, Tallassee
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007406761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mt. Nebo Wwtp, Tuskegee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009122118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Martin Marieta Materials, Inc. - Shorter Quarry, Shorter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009122966 (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 Macon 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 Macon 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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