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Edwards County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Edwards County is 182.7 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 71 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (18), Rail grade crossing (16), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15). 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: 38.4129, -88.0567.

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 Edwards County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	95.1	51.8	1.84xSignificant	68.6 to 129.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53	30.2	1.75xSignificant	34.4 to 80	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	182.7	143.2	1.28xSignificant	145.9 to 227.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	506.2	453.4	1.12x	439.8 to 580.8	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 Edwards County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,576.3	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	75.3	+1%	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	83.1	96.9	-14%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde19.44 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.88 per million
Benzene0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)18
Rail grade crossing16
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Industrial wastewater discharge12
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Champion Laboratories Inc, Albion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000791867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Champion Laboratories Inc, Albion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 58 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6280WCHMPN2SUTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Champion Laboratories Inc, Albion
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000791867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Champion Laboratories Inc, Albion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000791867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Champion Laboratories, Inc., Albion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059186946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Browns Stp, Village Of, Browns
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009983116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Champion Laboratories Inc, Albion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Diisocyanates. 28 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6280WCHMPN31IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.1
Bone Gap Wtp, Bone Gap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028305956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Champion Laboratories Inc, Albion
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000791867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Albion Wastewater Treatment Plant, Albion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Krumm Building, West Salem
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970621 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
West Salem Stp, Village Of, West Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009726555 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ataraxia Llc, Albion
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071312909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
West Salem North Stp, Village Of, West Salem
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0025003: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
West Salem North Stp, Village Of, West Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055027260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Sparton Engineered Products-Flora Group, Grayville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018128202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Champion Laboratories, Albion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018294601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Albion, Albion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018353262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Little Prairie Christian Churc, Albion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032811544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Champion Laboratories, Inc., Albion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059186946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Champion Laboratories, Albion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059705868 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Edwards 570 Solar 1, Llc, Albion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071862780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
W2e Water Treatment Plant Improvements, Grayville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID x45f5e8b2f066867a397dfe1164a3b588 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
West Salem Illinois Dynamics, Llc, West Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID x50371bf022abd68c99bb667378aa94bc (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Albion
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 724690E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Edwards 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 Edwards 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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