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Tallapoosa County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tallapoosa County is 161.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 622 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (311), Industrial wastewater discharge (233), Rail grade crossing (25). 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: 32.7998, -85.7981.

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 Tallapoosa County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	9.1	5.7	1.6xSignificant	5.9 to 13.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.1	4.4	1.39x	3.5 to 10.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.4	11.3	1.27x	10.5 to 19.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66	51.8	1.27xSignificant	57.4 to 75.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.1	30.2	1.26xSignificant	31.7 to 45.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.4	6.2	1.19x	4.2 to 12	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	3 to 9.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	161.5	143.2	1.13xSignificant	147.2 to 177	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.1	17.9	1.12x	14.8 to 26.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5	4.6	1.09x	2.8 to 8.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.1	13.9	1.09x	11.1 to 20.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	487	453.4	1.07xSignificant	461.2 to 514.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.6	6.6	1x	4.2 to 10.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.7	18.7	0.89x	12.5 to 22	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.4	14.5	0.86x	8.5 to 17.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5	6.6	0.76x	3 to 8.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.5	18.5	0.73x	9.7 to 18.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.8	8.7	0.67x	3.6 to 9.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.6	23.8	0.66x	11.2 to 21.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.4	13	0.65x	4.9 to 13.4	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 Tallapoosa County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,182.6	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.8	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	80.9	59.8	+35%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.5	6.2	+37%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	94.1	96.9	-3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12.3	28.6	-57%	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.

Formaldehyde24.38 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.46 per million
Pahpom0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit311
Industrial wastewater discharge233
Rail grade crossing25
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Small hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
TRI reporting facility2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Wf Cabinetry, Alexander City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene. 174,197 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35010WLLBR2212A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Wellborn Forest Products, Alexander City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025368395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg Llc - Alexander City Plan, Alexander City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3683WSHRMN4837D (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Hillabee Power Plant, Alexander City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010068103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Astrata Contracting Transfer Station, Dadeville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070892718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sherman Industries Alexander City Plant, Alexander City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039493410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hillabee Energy Center, Alexander City
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55411 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.8
Hillabee Power Plant, Alexander City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010068103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Gfl Environmental - Stone'S Throw & Sunflower Landfill, Tallassee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020739833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Wellborn Forest Products, Alexander City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025368395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Alexander City Coley Creek Wwtp, Alexander City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002041228 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hillabee Power Plant, Alexander City
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010068103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Gfl Environmental - Stone'S Throw & Sunflower Landfill, Tallassee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020739833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
East Tallassee Shopping Property, Tallassee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969937 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Russell Pipe And Foundry, Alexander City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114757 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wellborn Forest Products, Alexander City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025368395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wellborn Forest Products, Alexander City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025368395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Alexander City Sugar Creek Wwtp, Alexander City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055973898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wesson Recycling, Inc., Tallassee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064585676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Jw Holdings--Sejin America, Dadeville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID xdda267079fd3c553d860bd132f875dd2 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sugar Creek Advanced Wwtp, Alexander City
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0048861: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Ready Mix Usa - Alexander City Facility, Alexander City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRI facility ID 3501WRDYMX345HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Sitemix Of Alabama, Dadeville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070526913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Shiner'S Cove, Alexander City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $30,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071427231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Alex City 280 Parcel, Alexander City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071539699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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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