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Perry County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Perry County is 173.4 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 260 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (103), Industrial wastewater discharge (50), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 38.0848, -89.3563.

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 Perry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	30.7	17.9	1.72xSignificant	21.6 to 42.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.1	51.8	1.51xSignificant	64.4 to 94.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44	30.2	1.46xSignificant	34 to 56.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.8	23.8	1.38x	23.6 to 44.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24	18.7	1.28x	16.8 to 33.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	173.4	143.2	1.21xSignificant	152.4 to 196.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	542.7	453.4	1.2xSignificant	504.1 to 583.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.4	8.7	1.2x	5.9 to 17.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.4	13	1.18x	9.2 to 24.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16	13.9	1.15x	9.7 to 25.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16	18.5	0.86x	10.2 to 24.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.6	14.5	0.73x	6.1 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 Perry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,279.2	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.4	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	56	59.8	-6%	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	84.4	96.9	-13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	22.5	28.6	-21%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde19.54 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.93 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing103
Industrial wastewater discharge50
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Air permit holder (minor source)31
Gas station (mapped facility)5
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Heliport3
Major air pollution source2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Gas power plant1
Solar 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.

Prysmian Cables & Systems Usa Llc, Du Quoin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetophenone, Copper, Lead And Lead Compounds. 10,107 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 62832CBLCTUS51S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Prysmian Cables & Systems Usa Llc, Du Quoin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Illinois Mpp Corp, Du Quoin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 4,981 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 62832LLNSM1135I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Illinois Mpp Co, Du Quoin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013285275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Cooper B-Line Inc Pinckneyville Illinois, Pinckneyville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 9 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 62274GSMTL3764L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Pinckneyville Stp #1, Pinckneyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006678666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Duquoin Stp, City Of, Du Quoin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000880271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Duquoin Lubricants Blending & Packaging Div, Du Quoin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000595810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cooper B Line Llc, Pinckneyville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018102621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Perry Ridge Landfill, Du Quoin
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002353818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pinckneyville Power Plant, Pinckneyville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009387207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Prysmian Cables & Systems Usa Llc, Du Quoin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pinckneyville, Pinckneyville
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55202 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.3
Lake Sallateeska Camp - North Stp, Pinckneyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006679004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Pinckneyville Power Plant, Pinckneyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009387207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
The Essex Group Property, Du Quoin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038753541 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Prysmian Cables & Systems Usa Llc, Du Quoin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Idoc Pinckneyville Correctional Ctr, Pinckneyville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071515897 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Knight Hawk Coal, Llc, Cutler
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0077658: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Duquoin Lubricants Blending & Packaging Div, Du Quoin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 62832HCKSLMILLE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Perry Ridge Landfill, Du Quoin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002353818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Pinckneyville Power Plant, Pinckneyville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009387207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Cross Roads Mhp, Duquoin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018217080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Pinckneyville, City Of, Pinckneyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006679442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Prairie Eagle Mine, Cutler Twp
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020582467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

Correctional facilities

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

Pinckneyville Correctional Center, Pinckneyville
EPA FRS registry ID
110001348328
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Idoc Pinckneyville Correctional Ctr, Pinckneyville
EPA FRS registry ID
110071515897
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Perry 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 Perry 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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