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McDonough County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in McDonough County is 154 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 385 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (133), Industrial wastewater discharge (73), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (67). 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: 40.4573, -90.6774.

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 McDonough County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.9	30.2	1.55xSignificant	37.2 to 58.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.7	51.8	1.31xSignificant	55.9 to 81.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.5	18.7	1.26x	16.8 to 32.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.4	17.9	1.2x	14.3 to 30.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	154	143.2	1.08x	135.7 to 174.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	455.8	453.4	1.01x	422.6 to 491.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.1	23.8	0.97x	16 to 32.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.2	14.5	0.84x	7.2 to 19.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.6	13.9	0.76x	6.2 to 17.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	11.8	18.5	0.64x	7.3 to 18.4	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 McDonough County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,860	9,842.6	-20%	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	67.3	96.9	-31%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde16.44 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.57 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing133
Industrial wastewater discharge73
NPDES wastewater discharge permit67
Air permit holder (minor source)57
Brownfield property14
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Solar power plant2
TRI reporting facility2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Oil-fired power plant1
Wind 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.

Ntn-Bower Corp, Macomb
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Ntn-Bower Corp, Macomb
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,354 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61455NTNBW711NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Ntn-Bower Corp, Macomb
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Ntn-Bower Corp, Macomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Yetter Manufacturing Co., Macomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005872537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Macomb Wwtp, Macomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000731717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Envirofil Of Illnois Inc, Macomb
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001346892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Yetter Manufacturing Co., Macomb
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005872537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ntn-Bower Corp, Macomb
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wayland Ready Mix Concrete & Fertilizer, Macomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007312434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tim Nelson Private Sewage Disposal System, Colchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067178538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dan Watson Private Sewage Disposal System, Macomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070033473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Macomb Wtp, Macomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000708547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Georgetown Subdivision Stp, Macomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006676472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Barbara Whedbee Private Sewage Disposal System, Bushnell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070029712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bushnell, Bushnell
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 935 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Envirofil Of Illnois Inc, Macomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001346892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wayland Ready Mix Concrete & Fertilizer, Macomb
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007312434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bardolph Stp, Village Of, Bardolph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010025579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hubbard Feeds Inc, Bushnell
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018456589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tennessee Wwtp, Village Of, Tennessee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039177388 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Robert Emmert Jr Private Sewage Disposal System, Macomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070031225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Western Illinois University, Macomb
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005819070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Country Aire Estates Mobile Home Park Stp, Macomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006679219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Prairie City Stp, Village Of, Prairie City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014451084 (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 McDonough 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 McDonough 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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