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Jackson County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson County is 178.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 482 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (165), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (122), Rail grade crossing (78). 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: 37.7558, -89.4093.

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 Jackson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	12.1	6.6	1.83xSignificant	8.4 to 17.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.4	30.2	1.57xSignificant	39.9 to 56	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.5	51.8	1.52xSignificant	68.8 to 89.3	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	6	4.1	1.46x	3.6 to 9.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.8	17.9	1.44xSignificant	19.9 to 32.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	26.6	18.7	1.42xSignificant	21.1 to 33.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.2	4.4	1.41x	3.5 to 10.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.2	8.7	1.29x	7.8 to 15.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.9	4.6	1.28x	3.3 to 9.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	178.2	143.2	1.24xSignificant	163.1 to 194.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	538.8	453.4	1.19xSignificant	511.9 to 566.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28	23.8	1.18x	22 to 35.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.2	18.5	1.15x	16.2 to 27.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.1	6.2	1.15x	4.2 to 11.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16	14.5	1.1x	11.6 to 21.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.9	5.7	1.04x	3.5 to 9.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.8	13.9	0.99x	9.9 to 18.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.6	11.3	0.94x	7.2 to 15.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12	13	0.92x	8.1 to 17	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6	6.6	0.91x	3.4 to 9.9	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 Jackson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,751	9,842.6	+9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	65.5	59.8	+10%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.6	6.2	+23%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	88.4	96.9	-9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.1	28.6	-44%	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.

Formaldehyde20.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde2.01 per million
Benzene0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge165
NPDES wastewater discharge permit122
Rail grade crossing78
Air permit holder (minor source)57
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
Small hazardous waste generator6
Major air pollution source4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Heliport3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
Combined sewer overflow outfall2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
TRI reporting facility2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Coal power plant1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Intertape Polymer Corp, Carbondale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), Vinyl acetate. Reports carcinogens. 369,668 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 62901TSTPN2200N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Intertape Polymer Corp, Carbondale
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005807546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Siuc, Carbondale
Coal power plant.
Record ID 57928 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6
Carbondale Northwest Stp, City Of, Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006645041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Bush Mobile Home Park Stp #1, Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,340.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006678979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Southern Illinois, Carbondale/Murphysboro
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MDH (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Ready Mix Solutions Llc, Murphysboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001814430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Saluki Homes Mhp, Llc, Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006678871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pleasant Valley Mhp - Stp, Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006679120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Giant City School Dist 130 Stp, Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011881883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ready-Mix Solutions Llc, Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013680846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Beck Bus Transportation Corp, Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041918315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064128162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jackson Country Club Stp, Murphysboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009735652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Green Tree Mobile Home Park - Stp, Murphysboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009987238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
M&M Mobile Home Park, Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010026024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Vergennes-Stp, Village Of, Vergennes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012319623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Unity Point School District 140 - Stp, Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013765470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ready Mix Solutions Llc, Murphysboro
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001814430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Caliber Collision Center, Carbondale
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110005934203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ready-Mix Solutions Llc, Carbondale
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110013680846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Penn Aluminum, Murphysboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070828416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cairo Stp, City Of, Cairo
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0023825:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Cairo Stp, City Of, Cairo
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0023825:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Intertape Polymer Corp, Carbondale
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005807546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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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