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Gallatin County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gallatin County is 179 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 75 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (41), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Air permit holder (minor source) (9). 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: 37.7447, -88.2157.

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 Gallatin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.8	30.2	1.42x	26.1 to 70.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	179	143.2	1.25x	138.6 to 229.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.6	51.8	1.25x	42.4 to 97.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	501.6	453.4	1.11x	429.3 to 584.3	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 Gallatin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,280.2	9,842.6	+25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.6	75.3	-3%	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	94.1	96.9	-3%	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.

Formaldehyde19.89 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde2.02 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge41
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Gas station (mapped facility)2

Highest-severity records

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

Omaha-Stp, Village Of, Omaha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064517517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
New Haven Stp, Village Of, New Haven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010024874 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Peabody Coal Co-Eagle Surface Prep Plt, Shawneetown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018112317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Old Shawneetown Wtp, Old Shawneetown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028273295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Shawneetown South Stp, Shawneetown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009735171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Peabody Coal Co-Eagle Surface Prep Plt, Shawneetown
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018112317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jader Coal Company-Mine #4, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021030267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Ridgway Sewage Disposal
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1135011973 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1135317935 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1159230411 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/874059425 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Omaha-Stp, Village Of , Omaha
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0080076: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Ridgway Stp, Village Of, Ridgway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009989432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Equality Stp, Village Of, Equality
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010024268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Gallatin County School Dist 7, Junction
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG551076: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.5
Gallatin County School Dist 7, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012675667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Saline Valley Conservancy District - Rwf, Equality
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018320878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Peabody Arclar Mining, Llc, Equality
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020842178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eagle Strip Mine Reclamation, Gibsonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029526430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Village Of Ridgway, Ridgway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054124853 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Equality Recycling Llc, Equality
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055963685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Omaha Sun Solar, Omaha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071816876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Off-Loading And Fertilizer Blending Facility, Old Shawneetown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071952415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
78a39 Il 1/141 Gallatin/White Counties, Omaha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071962496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
78969 Il 13 Gallatin, Equality
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072131522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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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