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Morgan County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Morgan County is 185.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 343 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (145), Air permit holder (minor source) (70), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (47). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 39.7072, -90.1764.

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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 Morgan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	12.7	4.6	2.76xSignificant	8.3 to 18.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	7.6	3.7	2.05xSignificant	4.3 to 12.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	32.6	17.9	1.82xSignificant	25.2 to 41.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	87.9	51.8	1.7xSignificant	76.4 to 100.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.7	4.8	1.6x	4.6 to 12.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.1	30.2	1.53xSignificant	38 to 55.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.9	6.6	1.5x	6.3 to 15	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8.5	5.7	1.49x	5.1 to 13.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	26	18.5	1.41xSignificant	19.7 to 33.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12	8.7	1.38x	8.1 to 17.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	185.5	143.2	1.3xSignificant	168.3 to 204.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.3	14.5	1.26x	12.6 to 25.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	555.7	453.4	1.23xSignificant	524.9 to 588	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.7	18.7	1.16x	16.3 to 28.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.8	23.8	1.13x	20.2 to 34.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.3	6.6	0.95x	3.6 to 10.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.8	13	0.91x	7 to 18.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	8.2 to 18.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8.1	11.3	0.72x	5.1 to 12.7	2020-2024

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 Morgan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,190.3	9,842.6	-17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	45.1	59.8	-24%	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	82.6	96.9	-15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.4	28.6	-29%	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.

Formaldehyde17.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.63 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

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

Rail grade crossing145
Air permit holder (minor source)70
NPDES wastewater discharge permit47
Industrial wastewater discharge26
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Small hazardous waste generator7
Major air pollution source5
Combined sewer overflow outfall5
Solar power plant4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (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.

Jacksonville Stp, Jacksonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006645096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Celanese Ltd-Meredosia Facility, Meredosia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000548827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Sika Corporation, Jacksonville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
United Gilsonite Laboratories, Jacksonville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 1,740 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 62651NTDGL550CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Celanese Ltd-Meredosia Facility, Meredosia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000548827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Nicholas Of Jacksonville Llc, Jacksonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001364121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Nicholas Of Jacksonville Llc, Jacksonville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001364121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pactiv Corp, Jacksonville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009372053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Jacksonville Stp, City Of, Jacksonville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021661:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Jacksonville Stp, City Of, Jacksonville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021661:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Jacksonville Stp, City Of, Jacksonville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021661:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Jacksonville Stp, City Of, Jacksonville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021661:004 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Jacksonville Stp, City Of, Jacksonville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021661:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Ameren Energy Generating Meredosia Power Station, Meredosia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042066046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Marnico Village Stp, Jacksonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043482576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Stratas Foods, Llc, Jacksonville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Jacksonville Developmental Center, Jacksonville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011589058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co, Waverly
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018385898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Triopia Cusd 27, Concord
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018332847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Ameren Energy Generating Meredosia Power Station, Meredosia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042066046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Jacksonville Developmental Center, Jacksonville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011589058 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Stratas Foods, Llc, Jacksonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sika Corporation, Jacksonville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Idot, Jacksonville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018079666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co, Waverly
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018385898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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.

Idoc Jacksonville Correctional Center, Jacksonville
EPA FRS registry ID
110071515901
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Morgan 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 Morgan 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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