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Franklin County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 205.8 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 374 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (125), Industrial wastewater discharge (80), Air permit holder (minor source) (67). 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: 37.9944, -88.9241.

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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 Franklin 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	41.3	23.8	1.74xSignificant	33.3 to 50.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	7.8	4.6	1.7xSignificant	5 to 11.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.8	30.2	1.62xSignificant	41 to 57.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.5	3.7	1.49x	3.2 to 9.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	76.9	51.8	1.48xSignificant	67.2 to 87.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	205.8	143.2	1.44xSignificant	188.8 to 224	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.1	6.6	1.38x	6 to 13.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.1	18.7	1.34xSignificant	19.4 to 32.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.5	8.7	1.32x	7.9 to 16.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	8.5	6.6	1.29x	5.2 to 13.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.8	17.9	1.27x	17.2 to 29.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.9	13	1.22x	10.8 to 22.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	531.4	453.4	1.17xSignificant	503.2 to 560.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.1	11.3	1.16x	9.1 to 18.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.2	18.5	0.98x	13.5 to 24.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.2	13.9	0.95x	9.1 to 18.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.6	14.5	0.94x	9.4 to 19.3	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 Franklin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,270.6	9,842.6	+25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	82.9	59.8	+39%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8	6.2	+28%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	106.9	96.9	+10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25.7	28.6	-10%	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.

Formaldehyde19.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.95 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing125
Industrial wastewater discharge80
Air permit holder (minor source)67
NPDES wastewater discharge permit53
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
Large hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Small hazardous waste generator3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
Heliport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Leisure Properties Llc D/B/A Crownline Boats, West Frankfort
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.2
Sugar Camp Energy, Macedonia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Mercury. Reports carcinogens. 598,461 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6286WSGRCM11351 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Crownline Boats, West Frankfort
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 79,054 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 62896CRWNL11884 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters, Benton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 57,626 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 62812STHRN45EIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters Inc, Benton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028261547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Sugar Camp Energy Llc, Macedonia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067390282 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Leisure Properties Llc D/B/A Crownline Boats, West Frankfort
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Chemstream Inc Midwest Branch, West Frankfort
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070354611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Benton Northwest Stp, City Of, Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001103984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
West Frankfort Stw, City Of, West Frankfort
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039905305 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Consolidation Coal Co, Sesser
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000608174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Leisure Properties Llc D/B/A Crownline Boats, West Frankfort
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Leisure Properties Llc Dba Crownline Boats, West Frankfort
Major air pollution source. Penalties $14,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063232906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Consolidation Coal Co, Sesser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000608174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hill City Apartments Stp, Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006679264 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Zeigler Stp, City Of, Zeigler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009735313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Christopher Stp, City Of, Christopher
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009989316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters Inc, Benton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028261547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Chemstream Inc Midwest Branch, West Frankfort
Hazardous waste transporter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070354611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Old Bates Campground Stp, Sesser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006769121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Royalton Stp, Village Of, Royalton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
West City Stp, Village Of, Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064292714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Rend Lake Conservancy District, Benton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006361962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Creal Springs Stp, Creal Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010025187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Valier Stp, Village Of, Valier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010025454 (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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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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