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Bureau County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bureau County is 149.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 466 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (164), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (87), Industrial wastewater discharge (75). 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: 41.3705, -89.5108.

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 Bureau County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.3	3.7	1.7xSignificant	3.8 to 10.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	39.7	23.8	1.67xSignificant	31.4 to 49.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	17.7	11.3	1.57xSignificant	12.9 to 24	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.5	4.6	1.41x	3.7 to 11	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	18.9	13.9	1.36xSignificant	14 to 25.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	17.5	13	1.35x	11.5 to 25.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.1	51.8	1.24xSignificant	54.8 to 74.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	3.2 to 9.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.5	17.9	1.15x	14.8 to 27.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.2	30.2	1.13x	27.8 to 42	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	494.5	453.4	1.09xSignificant	465.3 to 525.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.6	143.2	1.04x	135.2 to 165.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.3	6.6	0.95x	3.8 to 10.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.3	8.7	0.95x	5 to 13.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15	18.7	0.8x	10.7 to 20.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.8	14.5	0.74x	6.9 to 16.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13	18.5	0.7x	9 to 18.5	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 Bureau County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,700.6	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.8	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	46.4	59.8	-22%	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	118.6	96.9	+22%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.4	28.6	-29%	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.

Formaldehyde15.59 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.4 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing164
NPDES wastewater discharge permit87
Industrial wastewater discharge75
Air permit holder (minor source)64
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Combined sewer overflow outfall16
Public airport9
Small hazardous waste generator7
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)6
Wind power plant5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Brownfield property2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Major air pollution source1
Gas power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

DePue/New Jersey Zinc/Mobil Chemical Corp., Depue
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 70.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID ILD062340641 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000877917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Champion Pneumatic Machinery, Princeton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Bureau Junction Stp, Village Of, Bureau Junction
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0033120: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 5.3
Schlage Lock Co Llc, Princeton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 6 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61356SCHLG121WR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Champion Pneumatic Machinery, Princeton
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Dover Wtp, Village Of, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009984080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Peru Stp #2, Peru
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017708444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Illinois Valley Waste Services, Princeton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030776266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Brian Hoster Private Sewage Disposal System, Princeton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063891427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Greg Pinter Private Sewage Disposal Service, Spring Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071539959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dennis Taylor Private Sewage Disposal System, Buda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069343419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lcn Closers Division Of Schlage Lock Co Llc, Princeton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Ladd - Stp, Village Of, Ladd
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021491:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Ladd - Stp, Village Of, Ladd
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021491:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0031216:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0031216:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0031216:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0031216:005 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0031216:006 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0031216:007 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0031216:008 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0031216:010 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0031216:011 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Spring Valley Stp, City Of, Spring Valley
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0031216:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
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 Bureau 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 Bureau 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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