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Hancock County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hancock County is 140.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 271 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (95), Industrial wastewater discharge (54), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (50). 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: 40.4147, -91.1405.

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 Hancock 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	40.9	23.8	1.72xSignificant	30.2 to 54.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.8	17.9	1.33x	15.2 to 35.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.8	51.8	1.31xSignificant	55.2 to 83.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.3	13.9	1.24x	11 to 26.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.8	14.5	1.23x	10.7 to 28.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.8	30.2	1.19x	26.9 to 47.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	475.6	453.4	1.05x	437.4 to 516.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.8	18.7	1.01x	12.6 to 27.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.4	143.2	0.98x	121.5 to 161.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.7	11.3	0.95x	5.9 to 18.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.1	18.5	0.71x	7.7 to 21.7	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 Hancock County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,757.6	9,842.6	-21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.3	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	100.4	96.9	+4%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde17.18 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.61 per million
Benzene0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing95
Industrial wastewater discharge54
NPDES wastewater discharge permit50
Air permit holder (minor source)42
Public airport11
Brownfield property10
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Heliport1
Hydroelectric 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.

Gray Quarries, Inc., Hamilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006775043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
R L O'Neal And Sons Inc, Plymouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018111149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Diane Menke Private Sewage Disposal System, Niota
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070030011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Nauvoo Facilities Management Private Sewage Disposal System, Nauvoo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070251416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Michael R Azinger-Nauvoo Private Sewage Disposal System, Nauvoo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070892112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Clifton Carle Private Sewage Disposal System, Carthage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070214865 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Randy Valentine Private Sewage Disposal System, Nauvoo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071236224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Camp Eastman Stp, Nauvoo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006769611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Augusta Stp, Village Of, Augusta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Carthage Stp, City Of, Carthage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039928086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former Dallas City High School, Dallas City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978777 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
116 E. Main Street (West Parcel), La Harpe
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981199 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
109 S. Center St. (Middle Parcel), La Harpe
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981200 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
109 S. Center St. (South Parcel), La Harpe
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981201 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
118 E. Main St. (East Parcel), La Harpe
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981203 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Hancock Co Jail - 528 Wabash Ave., Carthage
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981266 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
380 Oak Street, Dallas City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985197 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
386 Oak Street, Dallas City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985198 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Hagy'S Bar, Dallas City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987127 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Douglas Center Classroom Building, Carthage
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987129 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Nauvoo Stw, Nauvoo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006770235 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Dallas City Stp, City Of, Dallas City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009735395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Gray Quarries, Inc., Hamilton
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG840028: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Hamilton Stp, City Of, Hamilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Deer View Agri Facility, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $24,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029522407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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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