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Edgar County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Edgar County is 194.8 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 229 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (100), Air permit holder (minor source) (53), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28). 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: 39.6755, -87.7494.

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 Edgar County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	30.8	18.7	1.65xSignificant	21.7 to 43	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.3	30.2	1.43xSignificant	33 to 56.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73	51.8	1.41xSignificant	59.2 to 89.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.9	17.9	1.39x	15.8 to 37.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	194.8	143.2	1.36xSignificant	171.5 to 220.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.5	8.7	1.21x	6 to 18.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	488.9	453.4	1.08x	448.9 to 531.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.8	18.5	1.07x	12.7 to 29.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15	14.5	1.03x	8.5 to 25	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.2	13.9	1.02x	8.9 to 22.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.2	11.3	0.9x	5.8 to 17.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.6	23.8	0.87x	12.2 to 32.8	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 Edgar County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,162.3	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74	75.3	-2%	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	96	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.1	28.6	-30%	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.

Formaldehyde17.36 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.62 per million
Benzene0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing100
Air permit holder (minor source)53
NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Industrial wastewater discharge17
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Small hazardous waste generator5
Combined sewer overflow outfall4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source3
TRI reporting facility3
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

North American Lighting, Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 7,382 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61944NRTHM2277S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
The Gsi Group Llc (Paris Il), Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,046 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6194WGSGRP13217 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
North American Lighting Inc, Paris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012153677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Paris South Stp, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001103948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Gsi Facility - Paris New, Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 80 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6194WGSFCL13111 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Gsi Paris Solar Facility, Paris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069268063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Gsi Facility - Paris New, Paris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071433464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Chrisman Stp, City Of, Chrisman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006769924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
North American Lighting Inc, Paris
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012153677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Aerogen-Tek, Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 61944MCNCX2121S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
North American Lighting Inc, Paris
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012153677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
North American Lighting Inc, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012153677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Brocton Pws, Village Of, Brocton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037943866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Paris Stp, City Of , Paris
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0021377:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Paris Stp, City Of , Paris
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0021377:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Paris Stp, City Of , Paris
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0021377:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Paris Stp, City Of , Paris
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0021377:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients, Paris
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030769862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Metcalf Wtp, Village Of, Metcalf
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035766178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Nutrien Ag Solutions, Kansas
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063973605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Midwestern Gas Transmission- Paris Compressor Station, Paris
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070933064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kansas Wtp, Kansas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006770342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030769862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Gsi Group Llc, Paris
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071248595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Gsi Group Llc, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071248595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Edgar 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 Edgar 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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