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Talladega County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Talladega County is 176.8 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 Pancreas deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 967 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (309), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (228), Rail grade crossing (213). 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: 33.3998, -86.1469.

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 Talladega County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45	30.2	1.49xSignificant	39.7 to 50.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.9	11.3	1.32xSignificant	11.8 to 18.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.2	4.1	1.27x	3.5 to 7.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	176.8	143.2	1.23xSignificant	165.7 to 188.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.7	51.8	1.23xSignificant	57.3 to 70.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.7	6.6	1.17x	5.5 to 10.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5	4.4	1.14x	3.3 to 7.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.7	8.7	1.11x	7.3 to 12.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.2	13.9	1.09x	12.1 to 18.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.4	17.9	1.08x	15.7 to 23.7	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.9	2.7	1.07x	1.6 to 4.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	4.8	4.6	1.04x	3.1 to 7.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	465.1	453.4	1.03x	446.4 to 484.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19	18.7	1.02x	15.5 to 23.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.4	3.4	1x	2 to 5.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.6	3.7	0.97x	2.3 to 5.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.4	6.6	0.97x	4.5 to 9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.5	13	0.96x	9.2 to 16.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.7	6.2	0.92x	3.6 to 8.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.7	18.5	0.85x	12.3 to 19.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.4	23.8	0.82x	15.6 to 23.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4.6	5.7	0.81x	2.9 to 7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.6	4.8	0.75x	2.1 to 5.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	9.9	14.5	0.68x	7.2 to 13.2	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 Talladega County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,316.2	9,842.6	+56%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.5	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	117.6	59.8	+97%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.5	6.2	+52%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	102.7	96.9	+6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.3	28.6	-47%	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.

Formaldehyde25.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.46 per million
Pahpom0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge309
NPDES wastewater discharge permit228
Rail grade crossing213
Gas station (mapped facility)42
Air permit holder (minor source)33
Brownfield property30
Small hazardous waste generator25
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)24
TRI reporting facility22
Major air pollution source10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Large hazardous waste generator4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Commercial airport2
Heliport2
Airfield1
Public airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Honda Manufacturing Of Alabama Llc, Lincoln
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $54,550.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012234251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, Childersburg
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 36.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID AL6210020008 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Resolute Fp Us Inc Coosa Pines Operations, Childersburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,532,462 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35044SPLPNALABA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.6
Legacy Cabinets, Eastaboga
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000780110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.3
Honda Development & Manufacturing Of America Llc - Alabama, Lincoln
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Cumene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,489,693 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35096HNDMF1800H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Georgia Pacific Wood Products Llc Talladega Lumber, Talladega
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead compounds, Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 261,002 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35160GRGPCIRONA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
American Foam Cast, Sylacauga
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 194,440 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3515WMRCNF114WY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Alabama Specialty Products, Munford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 8,277 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3626WLBMSP152ME (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Legacy Cabinets Llc, Eastaboga
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Methanol, Toluene, Certain glycol ethers. 474,162 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 36260LGCYC100LE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Honda Manufacturing Of Alabama Llc, Lincoln
Major air pollution source. Penalties $54,550.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012234251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Resolute Fp Us Inc Coosa Pines Operations, Childersburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056955166 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works Inc, Talladega
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 2,994 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3516WTLLDG816NR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Fci Talladega, Talladega
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2,923 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3516WFCTLL565EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Southern Alloy Corp, Sylacauga
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 1,271 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35150STHRNHWYWA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Honda Manufacturing Of Alabama Llc, Lincoln
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $54,550.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012234251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Honda Manufacturing Of Alabama Llc, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $54,550.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012234251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Kasai Inc., Talladega
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cyclohexane. 43,964 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3516WMTKNC5HMER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Legacy Cabinets, Eastaboga
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000780110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc, Talladega
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000366498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Honda Manufacturing Of Alabama Llc, Lincoln
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $54,550.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012234251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
American Foam Cast, Sylacauga
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001713922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Legacy Cabinets, Eastaboga
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000780110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Legacy Cabinets, Eastaboga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000780110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Nemak Usa Inc., Sylacauga
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 82 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35150TKSDL2100S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Kaisai North America, Inc., Talladega
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055437371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9

Correctional facilities

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

Unicor Federal Prison Ind, Talladega
EPA FRS registry ID
110000830423
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Talladega 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 Talladega 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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