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Piatt County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Piatt County is 150.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 274 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (130), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (39), Industrial wastewater discharge (36). 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: 40.0308, -88.6041.

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 Piatt 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	46	23.8	1.93xSignificant	33.5 to 61.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	27.5	18.5	1.49xSignificant	19 to 39	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15	11.3	1.33x	8.9 to 24.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.4	17.9	1.2x	13.6 to 32.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.1	14.5	1.18x	10.1 to 27.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.2	13.9	1.17x	9.5 to 26.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.2	30.2	1.1x	23.8 to 45.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.9	51.8	1.08x	43.6 to 71	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	150.8	143.2	1.05x	130.1 to 174.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	473.2	453.4	1.04x	433.4 to 515.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.9	18.7	0.96x	11.3 to 27.6	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 Piatt County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,493.2	9,842.6	-34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.4	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	62.9	59.8	+5%	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	70.2	96.9	-28%	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.

Formaldehyde15.98 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.44 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

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

Rail grade crossing130
NPDES wastewater discharge permit39
Industrial wastewater discharge36
Air permit holder (minor source)34
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Public airport6
Major air pollution source3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
Heliport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Viobin Products Llc, Monticello
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 118,576 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61856VBNCR226WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Viobin Products Llc, Monticello
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018364401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Atwood Stp, Village Of, Atwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,428.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018287806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Piatt County Concrete, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001801104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Deland Wtp, Deland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006768872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Todd Leinhart Private Sewage Disposal System, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067175372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Viobin Products Llc, Monticello
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018364401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Piatt County Concrete, Monticello
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001801104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cisco Wtp, Cisco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030441458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
City Of Monticello Stp, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000880397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
White Heath Water Works Wtp, White Heath
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018356063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Viobin Products Llc, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018364401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Natural Gas Pipeline Of America, Hammond
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042001286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ameren Services, Monticello
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043795275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Goose Creek Energy Center, Monticello
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55496 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.4
Pepsin Hill Brownfield Project, Monticello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038758047 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pepsin Manufacturing (Former), Monticello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042112184 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Idot, Monticello
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018064556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Natural Gas Pipeline Of America, Hammond
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042001286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ameren Services, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043795275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Natural Gas Pipeline Bement Drip Storage, Milmine
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059727764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Robert Allerton Park, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009383853 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Cerro Gordo Stp, Village Of, Cerro Gordo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010025356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Hammond Stp, Village Of, Hammond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010025533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Ameren Services, Monticello
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043795275 (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.

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Piatt 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 Piatt 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.

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