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Brown County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Brown County is 130.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 39 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (13), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (9), Air permit holder (minor source) (8). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. 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: 39.9746, -90.7129.

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 Brown County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	44.5	23.8	1.87xSignificant	25.2 to 73.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	76.3	51.8	1.47x	50.8 to 111	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	484.9	453.4	1.07x	416.1 to 562.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	130.7	143.2	0.91x	96.3 to 174.3	2020-2024

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 Brown County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,303.2	9,842.6	-46%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.9	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	55.5	96.9	-43%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde17.26 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.67 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge13
NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Public airport2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator1
Wind power plant1
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.

Versailles Stp, Village Of, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010024222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Clayton Camp Point Water Comission, Mount Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009983474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mount Sterling Se Stp, City Of, Mount Sterling
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG580089: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Versailles Stp, Village Of, Versailles
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG580227: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Mount Sterling Muni, Mount Sterling
Public airport. O.
Record ID I63 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1474164966 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Mount Sterling Se Stp, City Of, Mount Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006775445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mt Sterling - Stp, City Of, Mount Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009989067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Beaird Transport, Mount Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007269213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Reich?Joseph W., Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009731193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Western Illinois Correctional Center, Mt. Sterling
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018368951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spunky Bottoms Levee Repairs, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071539611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mt. Sterling Team Section Sub Hq, Mt. Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072084175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brown County Softball And Baseball Improvements, Mount Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID x3e5b26fc9468f9c9c85042062d7a4d1b (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Western Illinois Correctional Center, Mt. Sterling
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018368951 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 1
Western Il Correctional Center-Mount Sterling, Mt. Sterling
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110054007953 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 1
Mowen Autobody Llc, Mount Sterling
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110005873885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Western Illinois Correctional Center, Mt. Sterling
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018368951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Western Grain Marketing Llc, Mt Sterling
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018371091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Us Army Corps Of Engineers, Versailles
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018371206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Beaird Transport, Mt Sterling
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110063233852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Dearwester Grain Svcs Inc, Mt Sterling
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070102018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Appletree Auto Body Inc, Versailles
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070161547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Mount Sterling Corp, Mt Sterling
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070361226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/640173655 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1

Correctional facilities

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

Western Illinois Correctional Center, Mt. Sterling
EPA FRS registry ID
110018368951
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Western Il Correctional Center-Mount Sterling, Mt. Sterling
EPA FRS registry ID
110054007953
Water system
IL0090010
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
1
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Brown 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 Brown 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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