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Moultrie County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Moultrie County is 184.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 194 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (80), Air permit holder (minor source) (37), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27). 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: 39.6242, -88.6409.

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 Moultrie County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	33.4	17.9	1.87xSignificant	22.1 to 48.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	36.6	23.8	1.54xSignificant	24.5 to 52.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.2	51.8	1.3xSignificant	52 to 86	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	184.1	143.2	1.29xSignificant	157.7 to 213.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.4	30.2	1.27x	27.2 to 53.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	545.4	453.4	1.2xSignificant	497.8 to 596.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.6	18.7	0.99x	11.3 to 29.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	10.4 to 29.7	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 Moultrie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,829.9	9,842.6	-10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	76.2	59.8	+27%	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	91.2	96.9	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde16.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.55 per million
Benzene0.72 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 crossing80
Air permit holder (minor source)37
NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Industrial wastewater discharge26
Public airport4
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Large hazardous waste generator3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Oil-fired 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.

Bruder Tank, Sullivan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 8,364 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6195WBRDRT91WJE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Masterbrand Cabinets Inc, Arthur
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000438474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Masterbrand Llc, Arthur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers). 339,595 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61911SCHRC217SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Hydro-Gear, Sullivan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Nickel, Lead, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 56 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61951HYDRG1411H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Bruder Tank, Sullivan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071424687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Masterbrand Cabinets Inc, Arthur
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000438474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Mid-Illinois Concrete Inc, Sullivan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001801097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sullivan Power Plant, Sullivan
Major air pollution source. Penalties $13,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001804959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hydro-Gear, Sullivan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031019751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Masterbrand Cabinets Inc, Arthur
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000438474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Masterbrand Cabinets Inc, Arthur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000438474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ronald Harshman Private Sewage Disposal System, Sullivan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070927096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sullivan (Il), Sullivan
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 969 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Mid-Illinois Concrete Inc, Sullivan
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001801097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Monarch Mfg Inc, Sullivan
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007519284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bethany Stp, Village Of, Bethany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sullivan Wtp, City Of, Sullivan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010023474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sullivan Stp, Sullivan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009735180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Lovington Stp, Village Of, Lovington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Fayette Tubular Products, Sullivan
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054833150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Dalton City Stp, Village Of, Dalton City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009986514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Okaw Truss Inc-Arthur, Arthur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017886037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Agri-Fab Inc, Sullivan
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000791055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Agri-Fab Inc, Sullivan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000791055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hydro-Gear, Sullivan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006797626 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Moultrie 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 Moultrie 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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