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Fulton County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fulton County is 194.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 377 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (125), Industrial wastewater discharge (82), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (70). One correctional facility operates 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: 40.4496, -90.1768.

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 Fulton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	8.7	4.6	1.89xSignificant	5.5 to 13.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	8	4.4	1.82xSignificant	4.7 to 12.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54	30.2	1.79xSignificant	45.3 to 64.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	10.5	6.2	1.69xSignificant	6.6 to 16.1	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	6.9	4.1	1.68x	4 to 11.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	86.1	51.8	1.66xSignificant	74.9 to 98.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	6	3.7	1.62x	3.4 to 10.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27	17.9	1.51xSignificant	20.6 to 34.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33.9	23.8	1.42xSignificant	26.3 to 43	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.4	6.6	1.42x	6.1 to 14.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.2	8.7	1.4x	8.2 to 17.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	194.3	143.2	1.36xSignificant	177.2 to 212.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	18.6	13.9	1.34x	13.4 to 25.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.7	11.3	1.3x	10.3 to 20.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	536.2	453.4	1.18xSignificant	506.6 to 567.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.7	18.7	1.16x	16.2 to 28.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.5	5.7	1.14x	3.7 to 11	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.5	18.5	1.05x	14.3 to 26.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.2	13	0.78x	6 to 16.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10	14.5	0.69x	6.2 to 15.5	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 Fulton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,636.7	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	59.1	59.8	-1%	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	75.7	96.9	-22%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12	28.6	-58%	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.

Formaldehyde16.74 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.58 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

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

Rail grade crossing125
Industrial wastewater discharge82
NPDES wastewater discharge permit70
Air permit holder (minor source)39
Brownfield property25
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Combined sewer overflow outfall8
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
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.

Vermont Foundry Co, Vermont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 14,969 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61484VRMNT29NMA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Aventine Renewable Energy, Canton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042001847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Canton West Stp, City Of, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018343050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Aventine Renewable Energy, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042001847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Vermont Foundry Co, Vermont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040863107 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Aventine Renewable Energy, Canton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042001847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Banner Stp, Village Of, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009984473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Richard Stockstill Private Sewage Disposal System, Vermont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070250488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cory Bale Private Sewage Disposal System, Vermont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071348545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Michael Franzoni Private Sewage Disposal System, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071364546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Chris Curfman Private Sewage Disposal System, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069344677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Spoon River Valley School District #4 Stp, London Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009982484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Avon Stp, Village Of, Avon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064217805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Canton West Stp, City Of, Canton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0027839:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Canton West Stp, City Of, Canton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0027839:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Canton West Stp, City Of, Canton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0027839:004 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Canton West Stp, City Of, Canton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0027839:006 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Canton West Stp, City Of, Canton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0027839:007 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Canton West Stp, City Of, Canton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0027839:009 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Canton West Stp, City Of, Canton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0027839:010 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Canton West Stp, City Of, Canton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0027839:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Vermont Sd Stp, Vermont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009986024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lewistown Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lewistown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009989502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Table Grove, Table Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064251660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ameren - Duck Creek Power Station, Canton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

Correctional facilities

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

Illinois River Correctional Center, Canton
EPA FRS registry ID
110041237550
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Fulton 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 Fulton 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.

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