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Marshall County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Marshall County is 158.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 194 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (58), Industrial wastewater discharge (38), Air permit holder (minor source) (37). 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: 41.0359, -89.3429.

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 Marshall County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.3	23.8	1.48x	23 to 52.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.7	30.2	1.38x	29.6 to 58	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19.6	14.5	1.35x	11.5 to 32.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68	51.8	1.31xSignificant	52.7 to 87.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22	17.9	1.23x	12.7 to 36.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158.4	143.2	1.11x	133.5 to 187.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	495.4	453.4	1.09x	448.3 to 546.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.5	18.5	1.05x	11.8 to 31.6	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 Marshall County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,393.2	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.3	75.3	+1%	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	109.3	96.9	+13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	31.7	28.6	+11%	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.

Formaldehyde15.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.42 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing58
Industrial wastewater discharge38
Air permit holder (minor source)37
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Combined sewer overflow outfall8
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Public airport3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Polyone Corporation, Henry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018402780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.2
Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc, Henry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Vinyl chloride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Reports carcinogens. 351,108 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61537THGNCRURAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Emerald Performance Materials Llc, Henry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetonitrile, Dichloromethane, Carbon disulfide, 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 91,270 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61537BFGDRRR1BO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Polyone Corporation, Henry
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018402780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Polyone Corporation, Henry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018402780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Polyone Corporation, Henry
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018402780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hopewell Water Treatment Plant, Sparland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006768328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Lacon Stp, City Of, Lacon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006769880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sparland Stp, Village Of, Sparland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010024213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Polyone Corporation, Henry
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018402780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ajinomoto Foods N.A., Toluca
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Nitric acid, Ammonia. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 6136WJNMTF31W3R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Toluca Sewage Treatment Plant, City Of, Toluca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Wenona Stp, City Of, Wenona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009989254 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Emerald Performance Materials Llc, Henry
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016660451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ozinga Materials Lacon, Lacon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071082571 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wenona Stp, City Of, Wenona
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021792:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Wenona Stp, City Of, Wenona
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021792:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Wenona Stp, City Of, Wenona
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021792:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Oglesby Stp, City Of, Oglesby
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0024996:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Oglesby Stp, City Of, Oglesby
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0024996:005 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Oglesby Stp, City Of, Oglesby
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0024996:A01 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Oglesby Stp, City Of, Oglesby
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0024996:B01 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Lincoln Stp, City Of, Lincoln
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0029564:007 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Emerald Performance Materials Llc, Henry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016660451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lacon Woolen Mill/Former Grieve Woolen Mill, Lacon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038700377 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Marshall 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 Marshall 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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