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Saline County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Saline County is 179.3 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 239 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (60), Industrial wastewater discharge (50), Rail grade crossing (38). 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: 37.7563, -88.5405.

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 Saline County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.6	30.2	1.61xSignificant	39.2 to 60	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.6	51.8	1.44xSignificant	62.7 to 88.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179.3	143.2	1.25xSignificant	160 to 200.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.1	18.7	1.13x	14.6 to 29.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.4	13.9	1.11x	10.1 to 22.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	492.3	453.4	1.09xSignificant	458.3 to 528.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19	17.9	1.06x	12.9 to 27.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.6	18.5	0.95x	11.4 to 26.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.6	11.3	0.94x	6.3 to 17.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	13.4	14.5	0.92x	8.2 to 21	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.8	23.8	0.87x	13.8 to 30.2	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 Saline County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,840.5	9,842.6	+20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	83.8	59.8	+40%	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	106	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.2	28.6	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde20.03 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.99 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)60
Industrial wastewater discharge50
Rail grade crossing38
NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Gas station (mapped facility)29
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Brownfield property3
Heliport2
Commercial airport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Harrisburg Stp, Harrisburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000880280 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Newman, Wesley D., Eldorado
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006799081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Erp Environmental Fund Inc, Stonefort
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009989584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eldorado Manufacturing Corp, Eldorado
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015336475 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mitchell Brothers Service City Row, Harrisburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967864 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sahara Coal Company Machine Shop, Harrisburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968135 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Erp Environmental Fund Inc, Stonefort
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0004197: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Eagle River Coal Llc, Harrisburg
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0048071: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Carrier Mills Stp, Village Of, Carrier Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009989156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Western Fuels Illinois Inc, Galatia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Saline County Landfill Inc, Harrisburg
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001305908 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Willow Lake Mine, Equality
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002353854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
New Future Mine, Galatia
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002353863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wildcat Hills Mine, Eldorado
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041634568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Stonefort Stp, Village Of, Stonefort
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG580082: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Muddy Stp, Village Of, Muddy
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG580174: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Stonefort Stp, Village Of, Stonefort
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010025445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Saline County Industrial Park Stp, Raleigh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018201747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Saline County Industrial Park Stp, Raleigh
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0062821: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Western Fuels Illinois Inc, Galatia
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000439936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Southeastern Ill College, Harrisburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006167147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Galatia Stp, Village Of, Galatia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010024455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
The American Coal Company, Galatia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018137817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Harrisburg-Raleigh, Harrisburg
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HSB (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Harrisburg Water Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/83126742 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Saline 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 Saline 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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