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Kendall County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kendall County is 138.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 596 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (203), Industrial wastewater discharge (122), Air permit holder (minor source) (90). 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: 41.5906, -88.4289.

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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 Kendall County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
BladderNew cases23.718.71.27xSignificant19.8 to 28.12019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases29.523.81.24xSignificant25.4 to 342019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths5.24.41.18x3.5 to 7.32020-2024
ThyroidNew cases15.3131.18x12.5 to 18.62019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases16.414.51.13x13.4 to 202019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases20.418.51.1x16.9 to 24.52019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths6.15.71.07x4.2 to 8.52020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.14.81.06x3.3 to 7.42020-2024
StomachNew cases76.61.06x5 to 9.42019-2023
All cancerNew cases480.4453.41.06xSignificant463.1 to 498.22019-2023
PancreasNew cases14.613.91.05x11.6 to 182019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths6.86.61.03x4.9 to 9.32020-2024
EsophagusDeaths3.83.71.03x2.4 to 5.72020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases8.88.71.01x6.5 to 11.52019-2023
BladderDeaths44.10.98x2.5 to 6.12020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases50.551.80.97x44.8 to 56.72019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths3.33.40.97x2 to 52020-2024
All cancerDeaths138.7143.20.97x129.2 to 148.82020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases17.317.90.97x14.2 to 212019-2023
PancreasDeaths10.911.30.96x8.4 to 13.92020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths28.830.20.95x24.5 to 33.62020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases5.56.20.89x3.9 to 7.72019-2023
StomachDeaths2.32.70.85x1.3 to 3.82020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases12.316.40.75x7.1 to 19.72019-2023
EsophagusNew cases3.44.60.74x2.1 to 5.22019-2023

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 Kendall County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death4,5439,842.6-54%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy80.575.3+7%years
Child mortality19.359.8-68%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality3.56.2-44%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths46.296.9-52%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths13.728.6-52%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.

  • Formaldehyde15.37 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.45 per million
  • Benzene1.27 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit203
  • Industrial wastewater discharge122
  • Air permit holder (minor source)90
  • Rail grade crossing79
  • Gas station (mapped facility)36
  • Small hazardous waste generator18
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)17
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
  • Major air pollution source3
  • Public airport3
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter3
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
  • Combined sewer overflow outfall2
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Heliport2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Crematorium (mapped facility)1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • 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.

  1. Caterpillar, Aurora

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018071922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  2. Caterpillar, Aurora

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018071922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  3. Tforce Freight, Oswego

    Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $860,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110003052124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  4. Tforce Freight, Oswego

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $860,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110003052124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  5. Caterpillar, Aurora

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018071922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  6. Plano Metal Specialties Inc, Plano

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead compounds. 302 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 60545PLNMTRTE34 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.9

  7. Dynegy Kendall Energy, Llc, Minooka

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007280977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  8. Plano Metal Specialties Inc, Plano

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040981774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.6

  9. Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete Inc. - Montgomery, Montgomery

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 6053WZNGRD122SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.6

  10. Con-Way Central Express, Aurora

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002442955 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  11. Con-Way Central Express, Aurora

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002442955 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  12. Kendall, Township Of, Yorkville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017702592 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  13. Narvick Brothers, Yorkville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110023136809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  14. Ken Brummel Private Sewage Disposal System, Yorkville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070938296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  15. Douglas Balder Private Sewage Disposal System, Plano

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071338350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  16. Sheila Mathre Private Sewage Disposal System, Yorkville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071347002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  17. Dynegy Kendall Energy, Llc, Minooka

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007280977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  18. Joel Merrill Private Sewage Disposal System, Oswego

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070925450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  19. Kendall County Generation Facility, Minooka

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 55131 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4.1

  20. Con-Way Central Express, Aurora

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002442955 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  21. Central Limestone Co, Morris

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006799704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  22. Midwest Manufacturing Treating Plant, Plano

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070557799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  23. Fox Metro Wrd Stp, Aurora

    Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IL0020818:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 4

  24. Fox Metro Wrd Stp, Aurora

    Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IL0020818:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 4

  25. Yorkville-Bristol Sanitary District Solids Handling Improvements, Yorkville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006769675 (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 Kendall 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 Kendall 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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