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Boone County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Boone County is 145 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 323 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (77), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (71), Industrial wastewater discharge (38). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 42.3231, -88.823.

How this county ranks in Illinois

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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 Boone County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	6.7	4.1	1.63xSignificant	4.2 to 10.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8.2	5.7	1.44x	5.3 to 12.1	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	18.1	13	1.39xSignificant	13.4 to 23.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.2	4.6	1.35x	3.8 to 9.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.1	14.5	1.32x	14.5 to 24.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.8	51.8	1.17xSignificant	52.8 to 69.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.6	18.7	1.16x	16.8 to 27.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.8	30.2	1.15x	28.9 to 41.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20	18.5	1.08x	15.4 to 25.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.9	6.6	1.05x	4.3 to 10.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	145	143.2	1.01x	132.3 to 158.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	456.5	453.4	1.01x	433.3 to 480.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.9	17.9	1x	13.6 to 23.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.3	23.8	0.94x	17.4 to 28.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	8.9 to 16.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.9	11.3	0.88x	6.9 to 13.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.2	8.7	0.6x	3 to 8.3	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 Boone County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,935.2	9,842.6	-30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.3	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	35.2	59.8	-41%	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	62	96.9	-36%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	17	28.6	-41%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde14.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.35 per million
Benzene1.09 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)77
NPDES wastewater discharge permit71
Industrial wastewater discharge38
Rail grade crossing32
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)28
Gas station (mapped facility)26
Public airport9
Brownfield property9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
TRI reporting facility6
Small hazardous waste generator5
Large hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Solar power plant2
Superfund (NPL) site2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (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.

Parsons Casket Hardware Co., Belvidere
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 55.6. NPL Site.
EPA site ID ILD005252432 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
MIG/Dewane Landfill, Belvidere
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 49.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID ILD980497788 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Fca Us Belvidere Assembly Plant, Belvidere
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Certain glycol ethers and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 452,196 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61008BLVDR3000W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Capron Mfg Co-Capron P/T, Capron
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055069312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Capron Manufacturing Co, Capron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nickel compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,641 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61012CPRNM200BU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Belvidere Wwtp, Belvidere
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000731619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Capron Mfg Co-Capron P/T, Capron
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055069312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Youngberg Industries Inc, Belvidere
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds. 6,671 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61008YNGBR6863I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Fpm Llc, Cherry Valley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 6,360 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61016PSNCM666US (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Fpm Llc, Cherry Valley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005983249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Poplar Grove South Stp, Village Of, Poplar Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009736722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Acument Global Technologies - Camcar Llc - Belvidere Il, Belvidere
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 562 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61008TPTTP826EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Youngberg Industries Inc., Belvidere
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000436396 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Ozinga Ready-Mix-Belvidere, Belvidere
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 6100WZNGRD99ECS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Belvedere Usa Corp, Belvidere
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000612481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Belvidere Quarry, Belvidere
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027226384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wheeler Road Quarry, Cherry Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037942233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Capron Mfg Co-Capron P/T, Capron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055069312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cmc Rebar - Belvidere, Belvidere
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 6100WCMCRB2595T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Us Chrome Corp Of Illinois, Kingston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000436341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Belvedere Usa Corp, Belvidere
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000612481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Surface Manufacturing Co, Capron
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018055469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Belvidere Quarry, Belvidere
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110027226384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Capron Mfg Co-Capron P/T, Capron
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110055069312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cmc Rebar - Belvidere, Belvidere
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070790665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Boone County

Illinois 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 Boone County, and their findings.
Illinois vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Illinois health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Illinois 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.
Illinois 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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