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Lawrence County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lawrence County is 159.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 120 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (30), Industrial wastewater discharge (28), Air permit holder (minor source) (25). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 38.7067, -87.7143.

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 Lawrence County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	30	18.7	1.6xSignificant	20.1 to 43.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.7	30.2	1.58xSignificant	35.2 to 63.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	17.4	11.3	1.54x	10.4 to 28.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26	17.9	1.45x	16.8 to 38.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19.3	13.9	1.39x	12 to 30	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	70.3	51.8	1.36xSignificant	55 to 88.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.1	18.5	1.19x	13.4 to 34.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	159.4	143.2	1.11x	135.8 to 186.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	496.8	453.4	1.1x	453.4 to 543.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.7	23.8	0.95x	14 to 35.2	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 Lawrence County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,520.8	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	79	59.8	+32%	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	88.3	96.9	-9%	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.

Formaldehyde19.37 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.84 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit30
Industrial wastewater discharge28
Air permit holder (minor source)25
Rail grade crossing16
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Public airport3
Commercial airport2
Combined sewer overflow outfall2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Indian Refinery-Texaco Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 56.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID ILD042671248 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Toyota Boshoku Illinois, Lawrenceville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cyclohexane. 69,278 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 62439TMTVT100TR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Lawrenceville Stp, City Of, Lawrenceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000873314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Lawrenceville-Vincennes Airprt, Lawrenceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006769185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lawrenceville Stp, City Of, Lawrenceville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0029467:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Lawrenceville Stp, City Of, Lawrenceville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0029467:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Chevron Gmc, Lawrenceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042004666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Sumner Landfill, Sumner
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0075531: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Bridgeport Stp, City Of, Bridgeport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013812295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Sunrise Coal Llc, Russellville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0080226: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Lawrence County Stp, Sumner
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0073610: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Sumner Stp, Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010025150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Mount Carmel Muni, Mount Carmel
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID AJG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Lawrenceville-Vincennes Intl, Lawrenceville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID LWV (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/216491399 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lawrence County Stp, Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009982260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Red Hills State Park South Campground Stp, Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009985631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Republic Services -Sumner Landfill, Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056350130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Sunrise Coal Llc, Russellville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070916531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ambraw Asphalt Materials, Lawrenceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002443017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Murphy Tank Truck Service, Lawrenceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006677033 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Allendale Gravel Co Inc, Lawrenceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007061268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lazy 8, Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009728385 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Lawrenceville Wtp, Lawrenceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009736223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mid-American Air Center-Treatment Plant, Lawrenceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010002362 (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.

Lawrence County Correctional Center, Sumner
EPA FRS registry ID
110012152918
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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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