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Henry County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Henry County is 160.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Leukemia deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 441 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (102), Rail grade crossing (95), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (92). 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: 41.364, -90.1451.

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 Henry 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
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.5	23.8	1.49xSignificant	28.8 to 43.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8.5	5.7	1.49xSignificant	5.8 to 12.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5	3.4	1.47x	2.8 to 8.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.2	30.2	1.26xSignificant	32.2 to 45	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.6	51.8	1.25xSignificant	56.8 to 73.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.5	4.6	1.2x	3.3 to 8.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.1	17.9	1.18x	16.1 to 27.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	160.8	143.2	1.12xSignificant	148 to 174.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.3	4.8	1.1x	3.1 to 8.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	474.4	453.4	1.05x	450.9 to 498.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19	18.5	1.03x	14.7 to 24.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.9	13.9	1x	10.2 to 18.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.1	11.3	0.98x	7.9 to 15.3	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.4	13	0.95x	8.4 to 17.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.5	18.7	0.94x	13.6 to 22.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.5	14.5	0.93x	9.7 to 18.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.1	8.7	0.82x	4.7 to 10.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.3	6.6	0.8x	3.2 to 8.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.4	6.6	0.67x	2.5 to 7.3	2020-2024

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 Henry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,545.5	9,842.6	-23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.4	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	47.1	59.8	-21%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.1	6.2	-2%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	80	96.9	-17%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.8	28.6	-45%	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.

Formaldehyde15.71 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.43 per million
Benzene0.85 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)102
Rail grade crossing95
NPDES wastewater discharge permit92
Industrial wastewater discharge78
Gas station (mapped facility)21
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Major air pollution source6
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Heliport4
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Wind power plant3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas 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.

Bomag Americas, Kewanee
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.3
Big River Resources Galva Llc, Galva
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Formic acid, n-Hexane, Acrolein and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 157,765 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6143WBGRVR11SE2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Patriot Renewable Fuels Llc Dba Chs Inc., Annawan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Ammonia, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 111,963 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6123WPTRTR11PAT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Mtm Trailers, Kewanee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 6,532 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61443HYSTR2000K (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Chs Annawan - Test Well Construction, Annawan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037269826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Ecology Solutions, Atkinson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018140493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Big River Resources Galva, Llc, Galva
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038439687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Great Dane Trailers, Kewanee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 150 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61443PNSTR2006K (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Dixline Corp, Galva
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Cyanide compounds, Copper compounds, Zinc compounds. 9,139 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61434DXLNC26SW4 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Colona - Green Rock Regional Stp, Colona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000731851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Kewanee Stp, Kewanee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018138077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Ecology Solutions, Atkinson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018140493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Geneseo Stp, City Of, Geneseo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001103966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Ecology Solutions, Atkinson
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018140493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Great Dane, Kewanee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Bomag Americas, Kewanee
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Bomag Americas, Kewanee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Dixline Corp, Galva
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Bomag Americas, Kewanee
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Orion Wastewater Treatment Plant, Orion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006770075 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sears Transportation, Inc., Atkinson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009728820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Galva Southwest Stp, Galva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056003131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jeremy Steiner Private Sewage Disposal System, Coal Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070502953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Paulsen Private Sewage Disposal System, Lynn Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070519327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tanks Autobody Llc, Kewanee
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110005827472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Henry 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 Henry 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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