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Johnson County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Johnson County is 144.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 109 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (31), Rail grade crossing (24), Air permit holder (minor source) (20). 3 correctional facilities operate in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 37.453, -88.8772.

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 Johnson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.4	18.5	1.32x	15.6 to 37.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.9	17.9	1.28x	13.9 to 36.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37	30.2	1.23x	26.2 to 51.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.3	51.8	1.16x	46.3 to 78	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	494.9	453.4	1.09x	449.5 to 544.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.1	18.7	1.07x	12.2 to 32.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	144.4	143.2	1.01x	121.4 to 171.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.2	23.8	0.97x	13.8 to 36.9	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 Johnson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,590.6	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.8	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	126	59.8	+111%	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	82.7	96.9	-15%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde20.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde2.05 per million
Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge31
Rail grade crossing24
Air permit holder (minor source)20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Correctional facility (prison or jail)3
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Vienna Correctional Center-Tp 01-Intake Structure A Raw Water Pumps, Vienna
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018093258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Shawnee Stone, Llc - Cypress, Cypress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009726608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vienna Correctional Center-Tp 01-Intake Structure A Raw Water Pumps, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018093258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southern Illinois Stone Co, Buncombe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018136300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vienna Correctional Center-Tp 01-Intake Structure A Raw Water Pumps, Vienna
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018093258 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Southern Illinois Stone Co, Buncombe
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018136300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Camp Ondessonk Stp, Ozark
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006769318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
New Simpson Hill School District #32 Stp, Tunnel Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006679503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Vienna Correctional Center-Tp 01-Intake Structure A Raw Water Pumps, Vienna
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018093258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Idot, Vienna
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018162030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems Inc Bfp Area, Marion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitroglycerin.
TRI facility ID 62959LNCRPWOLFC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Shawnee Stone, Llc - Cypress, Cypress
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG840106: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Cypress Stp, Village Of, Cypress
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG580150: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Buncombe Stp, Village Of, Buncombe
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0067148: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Vienna Wtp, Vienna
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG640109: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Millstone Water District Wtp, Eddyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010024071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Belknap Water District, Belknap
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG640132: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Belknap Water District, Belknap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009726715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Cypress Stp, Village Of, Cypress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010024810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Vienna Stw, City Of, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043763040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Millstone Water District Wtp, Grantsburg
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG640063: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.7
Buncombe Stp, Village Of, Buncombe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009983768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vienna Wtp, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010023731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Goreville Stp, Village Of, Goreville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010025132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Egypt Isle Subdivision, Lake Of Egypt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032943769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Vienna Correctional Center-Tp 01-Intake Structure A Raw Water Pumps, Vienna
EPA FRS registry ID
110018093258
Water system
IL0875510
Health-based violations
4 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
11
Contaminants cited
CARBON, TOTAL, Chlorite, Lead and Copper Rule
Wastewater permit
Yes, significant noncompliance, 7 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Idoc Vienna Correctional Center, Vienna
EPA FRS registry ID
110014369423
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Idoc Shawnee Correctional Center, Vienna
EPA FRS registry ID
110021680705
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Johnson 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 Johnson 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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