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Grundy County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grundy County is 173 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 581 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (148), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (142), Air permit holder (minor source) (88). 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: 41.2855, -88.4181.

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 Grundy County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.4	3.7	1.73xSignificant	3.9 to 10	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.1	30.2	1.59xSignificant	40.6 to 56.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.1	4.6	1.54x	4.5 to 10.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19.3	13.9	1.39xSignificant	14.6 to 25.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.1	17.9	1.35xSignificant	18.8 to 30.6	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.5	4.1	1.34x	3.1 to 9.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.8	51.8	1.29xSignificant	57.8 to 76.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	16.6	13	1.28x	12.1 to 22.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.4	11.3	1.27x	10.4 to 19.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.6	4.4	1.27x	3.2 to 9.2	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.3	6.6	1.26x	5.3 to 12.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29	23.8	1.22x	23 to 36	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.6	18.7	1.21x	17.5 to 28.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	173	143.2	1.21xSignificant	158.3 to 188.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.7	5.7	1.18x	4 to 10.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	522.2	453.4	1.15xSignificant	496.3 to 549.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.7	14.5	1.15x	12.2 to 22.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.8	6.6	1.03x	4.2 to 10.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6	6.2	0.97x	3.4 to 9.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.5	18.5	0.95x	13.1 to 23.1	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 Grundy County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,576.2	9,842.6	-23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.5	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	37.4	59.8	-37%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.3	6.2	-15%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	78.4	96.9	-19%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	29.9	28.6	+5%	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.

Formaldehyde15.45 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.38 per million
Benzene0.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge148
NPDES wastewater discharge permit142
Air permit holder (minor source)88
Rail grade crossing88
Gas station (mapped facility)35
Small hazardous waste generator19
Major air pollution source9
TRI reporting facility9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
Large hazardous waste generator8
Public airport5
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Heliport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Gas power plant1
Nuclear power plant1
Wind 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.

Hb Fuller Co, Morris
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $42,164.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000433022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Equistar Chemicals, Lp - Morris Plant, Morris
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $324,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000433013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Equistar Chemicals Lp, Morris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene, Propylene, n-Hexane, Dicyclopentadiene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,995,787 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 60450QNTMC8805N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Nouryon Surface Chemistry Llc, Morris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Chloromethane, Methanol, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 608,223 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 60450KZCHMTABLE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc-Treatment Plant, Morris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056954096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Nouryon Surface Chemistry Llc, Morris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000547196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
H.B. Fuller Co, Morris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene, Vinyl acetate, Methanol, Certain glycol ethers and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 192,124 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 60450RCHHL7440W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Polynt Composites Usa Inc., Morris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Phthalic anhydride, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Dicyclopentadiene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 47,102 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 60450RCHHLCOLLI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc, Morris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Cyclohexane, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 44,337 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6045WXSBLL6155E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Reichhold Chemicals Inc, Morris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000747210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Equistar Chemicals, Lp - Morris Plant, Morris
Major air pollution source. Penalties $324,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000433013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc-Treatment Plant, Morris
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056954096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Sponge Cushion Inc, Morris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Thiram, Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 209 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 60450SPNGC902AR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Equistar Chemicals, Lp - Morris Plant, Morris
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $324,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000433013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Equistar Chemicals, Lp - Morris Plant, Morris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $324,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000433013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Nouryon Surface Chemistry Llc, Morris
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000547196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc-Treatment Plant, Morris
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056954096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc-Treatment Plant, Morris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056954096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Equistar Chemicals, Lp - Morris Plant, Morris
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $324,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000433013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hb Fuller Co, Morris
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $42,164.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000433022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hb Fuller Co, Morris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $42,164.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000433022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Nouryon Surface Chemistry Llc, Morris
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000547196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Nouryon Surface Chemistry Llc, Morris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000547196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hb Fuller Co, Morris
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $42,164.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000433022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Nouryon Surface Chemistry Llc, Morris
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000547196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Grundy 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 Grundy 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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