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Marshall County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Marshall County is 173.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 919 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (355), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (352), Rail grade crossing (52). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 34.3557, -86.3455.

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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 Marshall County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
EsophagusNew cases7.44.61.61xSignificant5.3 to 102019-2023
StomachDeaths4.12.71.52x2.5 to 6.22020-2024
EsophagusDeaths5.63.71.51xSignificant3.8 to 7.92020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases13.18.71.51xSignificant10.4 to 16.42019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths45.230.21.5xSignificant40.2 to 50.82020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases22.416.41.37x14.3 to 33.32019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths4.53.41.32x2.9 to 6.62020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases62.951.81.21xSignificant56.8 to 69.52019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths86.61.21x5.9 to 10.72020-2024
All cancerDeaths173.2143.21.21xSignificant162.8 to 184.22020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths6.75.71.18x4.7 to 9.32020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.44.81.13x3.7 to 7.72020-2024
PancreasDeaths12.611.31.12x9.9 to 15.72020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.86.21.1x4.8 to 9.42019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases25.123.81.05x21.1 to 29.82019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases1817.91.01x14.6 to 222019-2023
BladderNew cases18.418.70.98x15.2 to 22.22019-2023
All cancerNew cases434.6453.40.96x417.7 to 4522019-2023
BladderDeaths3.74.10.9x2.3 to 5.62020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths3.84.40.86x2.3 to 5.92020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases12.314.50.85x9.5 to 15.72019-2023
PancreasNew cases11.513.90.83x8.9 to 14.62019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases14.818.50.8x11.8 to 18.32019-2023
ThyroidNew cases9.9130.76x7.3 to 13.12019-2023
StomachNew cases4.56.60.68x2.9 to 6.82019-2023

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 Marshall County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death12,808.69,842.6+30%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy71.975.3-4%years
Child mortality67.559.8+13%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality5.36.2-14%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths93.796.9-3%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths26.528.6-7%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.

  • Formaldehyde23.87 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.34 per million
  • Benzene0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge355
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit352
  • Rail grade crossing52
  • Air permit holder (minor source)41
  • Gas station (mapped facility)33
  • Small hazardous waste generator19
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)17
  • TRI reporting facility15
  • Major air pollution source9
  • Large hazardous waste generator9
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Heliport2
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Hydroelectric plant1
  • Oil-fired power plant1
  • Scrapyard (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.

  1. Mueller Co., Albertville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 726,021 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35950MLLRCWEAVE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9

  2. Cargill Inc, Guntersville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane. 1,988,000 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35976CRGLL2930L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  3. Mueller Co, Albertville

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $22,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000368245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.4

  4. Cargill Guntersville, Guntersville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000368361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  5. Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab, Arab

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 787 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35016THHLLHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  6. Southern Parallel Forest Products, Albertville

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070828380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  7. Icd Melting Solutions Llc, Albertville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nickel compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 388 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35950WBBWH1279B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.5

  8. Pilgrim'S Pride - Guntersville Processing Plant, Guntersville

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000368370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  9. Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant, Albertville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 26,520 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35950HDSNFUSHIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.4

  10. Pilgrim'S Pride Guntersville Processing Plant, Guntersville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid, Ammonia. 24,521 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35976GLDKS3500L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.4

  11. Wayne-Sanderson Farms Llc - Albertville Fresh Plant, Albertville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 8,345 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35950CNTNNMCDON (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6

  12. Southern Parallel Forest Products, Albertville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070828380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  13. Highline Warren, Guntersville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009121903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  14. Tyson Foods Inc Albertville Processing Plant, Albertville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000711310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  15. Highline Warren Llc - Warren Southeast, Guntersville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 1,779 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35976WRRND242WR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.5

  16. Pinnacle Manufacturing Llc, Boaz

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $29,080.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043028041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  17. Ok Foods Albertville Plant 1, Albertville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid. 740 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3595WKFDSL13QUA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.2

  18. Ok Foods Albertville Plant 2, Albertville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid. 551 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3595WKFDSL5USHI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.1

  19. Hfi Llc, Arab

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 515 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35016HFLLC514TH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.1

  20. Ok Foods, Inc. - Albertville Plant 1, Albertville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070942984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  21. Parker Hannifin Corp, Boaz

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $9,800.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000368307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  22. Slab Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Boaz

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000525977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  23. Alloys Resources, Albertville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042900590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.9

  24. Bachoco Usa Albertville Plant 2, Albertville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070942985 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.9

  25. Mueller Co, Albertville

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $22,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000368245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Marshall 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 Marshall 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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