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Perry County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Perry County is 144.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 118 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (49), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), Brownfield property (14). 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: 32.5908, -87.2888.

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 Perry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	144.9	143.2	1.01x	114.8 to 181.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.8	30.2	0.92x	16.3 to 45.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	413.3	453.4	0.91x	359.7 to 473.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	42.7	51.8	0.82x	27.9 to 63.9	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 Perry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	17,916.6	9,842.6	+82%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	68.8	75.3	-9%	years
Child mortality	146.7	59.8	+145%	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	96.9	-2%	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.

Formaldehyde24.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.58 per million
Pahpom0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge49
NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Brownfield property14
Rail grade crossing13
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Don And Ron Scrap, Uniontown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024461456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Vaiden Field Airport, Marion Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063021661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Arrowhead Landfill, Uniontown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041890148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Uniontown Wwtp, Uniontown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055980540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
King Pharr, Uniontown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060782176 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ronald Miller Property, Uniontown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969744 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
James May Property, Uniontown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969749 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Harrison Automotive, Marion
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973568 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Nathan Harris Building, Marion
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973569 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
King Pharr Canning Plant, Uniontown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976799 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Uniontown Middle School, Uniontown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977752 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Zion Church, Marion
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978741 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Kynard'S West End Supply Company, Uniontown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981641 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Tabernacle Of Praise, Uniontown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982634 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Clover Farm Store, Uniontown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982635 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vacant Property On Front Street, Uniontown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982637 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Dewitt Apparel Manufacturer, Uniontown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984669 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Retail Structure Property, Marion
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114981 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Arrowhead Landfill, Uniontown
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032941912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Marion Wwtp, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056001044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Quick Shop No. 98, Brent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071364455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Vaiden Fld, Marion
Public airport. O.
Record ID A08 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/532096848 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Quick Shop No. 98, Brent
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ALG340757: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Harvest Select Catfish, Uniontown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064257799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Perry 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 Perry 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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