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St. Clair County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in St. Clair County is 159.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 846 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (307), Industrial wastewater discharge (295), Rail grade crossing (81). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 33.6907, -86.3647.

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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 St. Clair County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths4630.21.52xSignificant40.9 to 51.72020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths6.44.41.45xSignificant4.5 to 8.92020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases8.66.21.39xSignificant6.3 to 11.72019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases7051.81.35xSignificant63.7 to 76.92019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths3.83.41.12x2.4 to 5.82020-2024
All cancerDeaths159.7143.21.12xSignificant149.8 to 170.22020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases9.68.71.1x7.3 to 12.42019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths54.81.04x3.4 to 7.22020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths5.95.71.04x4.2 to 8.22020-2024
PancreasDeaths11.511.31.02x9 to 14.52020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases17.917.91x14.6 to 21.92019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths6.66.61x4.8 to 92020-2024
All cancerNew cases430.2453.40.95x413.4 to 447.52019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases22.423.80.94x18.5 to 26.92019-2023
BladderNew cases16.218.70.87x13.1 to 202019-2023
PancreasNew cases11.613.90.83x9.1 to 14.72019-2023
BladderDeaths3.44.10.83x2.1 to 5.32020-2024
EsophagusNew cases3.84.60.83x2.4 to 5.92019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases14.918.50.81x12 to 18.52019-2023
EsophagusDeaths2.93.70.78x1.7 to 4.62020-2024
StomachNew cases4.96.60.74x3.3 to 7.22019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases10.214.50.7x7.7 to 13.42019-2023
ThyroidNew cases7.8130.6x5.5 to 10.72019-2023

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 St. Clair County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death11,8789,842.6+21%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy72.875.3-3%years
Child mortality62.959.8+5%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality6.26.2-0%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths105.896.9+9%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths41.828.6+46%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde26.57 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.53 per million
  • Benzene0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit307
  • Industrial wastewater discharge295
  • Rail grade crossing81
  • Gas station (mapped facility)59
  • Air permit holder (minor source)21
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)16
  • Small hazardous waste generator13
  • TRI reporting facility13
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
  • Major air pollution source5
  • Public airport5
  • Large hazardous waste generator4
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter3
  • Brownfield property2
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Heliport2
  • Landfill (mapped facility)2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Hydroelectric plant1
  • 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.

  1. National Cement Co Of Alabama Inc, Ragland

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $272,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056970167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9.5

  2. Jenkins Brick Company, Leeds

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $16,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041597279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.5

  3. Benjamin Moore & Co Pell City, Pell City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl methacrylate, Vinyl acetate, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 34,755 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35125BNJMN109BA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8

  4. National Cement Co. Of Alabama Inc., Ragland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese, Chromium, Mercury and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 34,566 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35131NTNLC80NAT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8

  5. Valtir Llc Plt 1577, Pell City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 12,789 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35125NRGYB25BAM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.7

  6. Trans-Cycle Industries Inc, Pell City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Tetrachloroethylene, Copper, Lead, Polychlorinated biphenyls. Reports carcinogens. 10,933 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35125TRNSC101PK (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.6

  7. National Cement Co Of Alabama Inc, Ragland

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $272,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056970167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  8. Meyer Utility Structures Llc Plt No 1662, Steele

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Copper and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,599 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35987THMSB585DU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.4

  9. Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing Inc., Steele

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4,962 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35987NDSTR475DI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.3

  10. Vulcan Industries, Moody

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Manganese, Lead and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,094 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35004VLCNN3DISP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.2

  11. National Cement Co Of Alabama Inc, Ragland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $272,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056970167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  12. Tci Of Alabama Llc, Pell City

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $11,680.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011846725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.9

  13. Benjamin Moore & Co Pell City, Pell City

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $31,080.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056638964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.7

  14. Acme Brick Tile & Stone Birmingham Plant, Leeds

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Manganese compounds. 42,494 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3509WJNKNS411US (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.6

  15. National Cement Co Of Alabama Inc, Ragland

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $272,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056970167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  16. Jenkins Brick Company, Leeds

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $16,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041597279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  17. Ford Meter Box Co Inc, Pell City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nitric acid, Manganese, Nickel and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 187 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35125THFRD3929M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.2

  18. Douglas Manufacturing, Pell City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Copper, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 115 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 35125DGLSM300IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.1

  19. Precision Husky Corp, Moody

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 73 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3500WPRCSN52MAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.9

  20. Grooms Aluminum Recycling, Ashville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper, Manganese. 5,769 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3595WGRMSL615IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.9

  21. Precision Husky Corporation, Moody

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041626103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  22. Energy Absorption Systems Inc Plt 1577, Pell City

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020579266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  23. Jenkins Brick Company, Leeds

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041597279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  24. Providential Metals, Ashville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 13 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3595WPRVDN65MUR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.4

  25. Industrial Galvanizers America Inc, Steele

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042850279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.4

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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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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