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Iroquois County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Iroquois County is 187 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 565 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (307), Air permit holder (minor source) (82), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (73). 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: 40.7452, -87.8254.

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 Iroquois County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	9.5	4.6	2.07xSignificant	5.3 to 16	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	20.5	13.9	1.47xSignificant	14.7 to 28.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.5	30.2	1.44xSignificant	34.9 to 53.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.1	6.6	1.38x	5.4 to 14.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	187	143.2	1.31xSignificant	168.5 to 207.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.6	23.8	1.29x	22.6 to 40.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.1	8.7	1.28x	7 to 17.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.3	51.8	1.26xSignificant	54.9 to 77.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.9	11.3	1.23x	9.5 to 20.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	518.1	453.4	1.14xSignificant	485 to 553.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.4	18.5	1.1x	14 to 28.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.5	17.9	1.09x	13.8 to 27.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20	18.7	1.07x	14.3 to 27.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.2	13	1.02x	7.5 to 21.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	9.8	14.5	0.68x	5.7 to 16.1	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 Iroquois County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,715	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.7	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	55.3	59.8	-7%	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	106.1	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	26.2	28.6	-8%	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.

Formaldehyde14.65 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.32 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing307
Air permit holder (minor source)82
NPDES wastewater discharge permit73
Industrial wastewater discharge63
Combined sewer overflow outfall11
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Public airport5
Small hazardous waste generator2
Wind power plant2
Major air pollution source1
Airfield1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)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.

Incobrasa Industries Ltd, Gilman
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000772593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.6
Incobrasa Industries Ltd, Gilman
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Methanol. 2,545,729 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 60938NCBRS540EU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Incobrasa Industries Ltd, Gilman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000772593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Incobrasa Industries Ltd, Gilman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000772593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Watseka Sewage Treatment Plant, Watseka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018202121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Incobrasa Industries Ltd, Gilman
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000772593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Forrest Redi-Mix Inc/Gilman, Gilman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015316996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Onarga Stp, Village Of, Onarga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024400432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vcna Prairie Aggregates Illinois Inc Yard 6099, Ashkum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032811358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jerry Bauman Private Sewage Disposal System, Loda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070517449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dan Gronewald Residence, Buckley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071296008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ashkum Wtp, Ashkum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010023759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Marilyn Ford Private Sewage Disposal System, Loda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070251164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Daniel Boyce Private Sewage Disposal System, Loda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070669849 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Laveda Clem Private Sewage Disposal System, Loda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071222728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Dalton Weber Private Sewage Disposal System, Loda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071405382 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gilman North Stp, City Of, Gilman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Milford Stp, Village Of, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Forrest Redi-Mix Inc/Gilman, Gilman
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110015316996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Vcna Prairie Aggregates Illinois Inc Yard 6099, Ashkum
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110032811358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Prairieview Lutheran Home - Stp, Danforth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064217841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Watseka Sewage Treatment Plant, Watseka
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0022161:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Watseka Sewage Treatment Plant, Watseka
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0022161:A01 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Watseka Sewage Treatment Plant, Watseka
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0022161:C01 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Watseka Sewage Treatment Plant, Watseka
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0022161:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
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 Iroquois 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 Iroquois 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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