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Logan County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Logan County is 179.6 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,192 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (917), Rail grade crossing (122), Air permit holder (minor source) (53). 5 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 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: 40.1199, -89.3737.

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 Logan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55.5	30.2	1.84xSignificant	45.8 to 67	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	95	51.8	1.83xSignificant	82 to 109.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	9.9	5.7	1.74x	5.7 to 16.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	29.1	18.5	1.57xSignificant	22 to 38.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.5	17.9	1.42xSignificant	18.8 to 34.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.5	6.2	1.37x	4.8 to 14.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.3	18.7	1.35x	18.7 to 33.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.3	23.8	1.32x	23.6 to 40.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.4	6.6	1.27x	4.8 to 13.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	179.6	143.2	1.25xSignificant	161.4 to 199.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	565.4	453.4	1.25xSignificant	531.1 to 601.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.4	8.7	1.2x	6.5 to 16.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.4	13.9	1.11x	10.5 to 22.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.5	11.3	1.11x	8.1 to 18.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	13	14.5	0.9x	8 to 20.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.9	13	0.84x	6.3 to 17.7	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 Logan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,078	9,842.6	-28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	71.4	96.9	-26%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.3	28.6	-50%	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.

Formaldehyde16.6 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.51 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,192 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit917
Rail grade crossing122
Air permit holder (minor source)53
Industrial wastewater discharge49
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Public airport7
Combined sewer overflow outfall6
Correctional facility (prison or jail)5
Small hazardous waste generator3
Wind power plant3
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)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.

Viper Mine, Elkhart
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Manganese, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Zinc compounds and 3 more. 197,159 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 62634LKHRTELKHA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Viper Mine, Elkhart
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037973574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Lincoln Stp, City Of, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000731691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Eaton Corp, Lincoln
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 62656TNCRPRR2XX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Roanoke Concrete Products Co, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001355658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Roanoke Concrete Products Co, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002388256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Geneva Construction Company, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008978687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dels Metal Co, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008978785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tnt Holland Motor-Atlanta, Atlanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010002120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ozinga Il Rmc Inc-Joliet, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011264737 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Behr Process Corporation, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011264773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rock River Disposal, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011264835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rock Island Fab/Machine Shop, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011265816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bfi Waste Systems Of N America, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011265914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Metropolis Ready-Mix Plant, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011266414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cleveland Corporation, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011266593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bigtop Auto Parts, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012675140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Markham Asphalt Plant, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025169733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Strategic Materials, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025177859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
United Steel Deck, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025185886 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Duckett Disposal, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025186199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tube City Granite City Yard, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025196632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Springfield Concrete Recycling, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025196641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Arc Disposal Mt Prospect Trans, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025196918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bremner Inc, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025197114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

Correctional facilities

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

Menard Correctional Center
EPA FRS registry ID
110047328959
Water system
IL1575550
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
94
Contaminants cited
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Logan Correctional Center, Lincoln
EPA FRS registry ID
110001807331
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Idoc Logan Correctional Ctr, Lincoln
EPA FRS registry ID
110007518873
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Lincoln Correctional Center-Tp 01-Treatment Plant, Lincoln
EPA FRS registry ID
110013018590
Water system
IL1075450
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
9
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Lawrence County Correctional Center
EPA FRS registry ID
110047368512
Water system
IL1010010
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
8
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Logan 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 Logan 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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