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Schuyler County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Schuyler County is 144.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 52 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (17), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (14), Industrial wastewater discharge (12). 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: 40.1331, -90.627.

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 Schuyler County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	36.6	18.5	1.98xSignificant	20.8 to 61	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	80.9	51.8	1.56xSignificant	59.5 to 109.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.9	23.8	1.38x	17.9 to 56.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.6	30.2	1.18x	22.3 to 56.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	509	453.4	1.12x	447.9 to 577.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	144.5	143.2	1.01x	114.5 to 181.6	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 Schuyler County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,014.9	9,842.6	+12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.8	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	100	96.9	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde16.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.65 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)17
NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
Industrial wastewater discharge12
Rail grade crossing6
Public airport1
Gas station (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.

Rushville Stp, City Of, Rushville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009735162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gary Blurton Private Sewage Disposal System, Rushville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070894550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rushville Wtp, City Of, Rushville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009736688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Schuy-Rush, Rushville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5K4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/840271315 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Schuy-Rush Airport 5k4, Rushville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010001808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
L & N Industries, Rushville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010012850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
D & D Interprises Of Illinois, Frederick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015317012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rushville Little League Softball Field, Rushville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071511418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bader Sun, Browning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071904654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Usace Illinois River Basin Coal Creek D&Ld Illinois Pl84-99 Flood Repairs, Beardstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071952774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Schuyler Sun, Frederick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071954525 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cemetery Sun, Llc, Fredrick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071993678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Uss Mourning Lane Solar Llc, Buena Vista
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072176099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johnson Residence Private Sewage Disposal System, Rushville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072188046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Schuyler County Solar Field Sugar Grove, Rushville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072200629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amax Coal Rd, Beardstown
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 063674T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Frederick
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 063677N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Rining Ln, Frederick
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 063678V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Vermont
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 063687U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Devil'S Backbone Rd, Vermont
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 063689H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Browning
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 085932G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Idot, Rushville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110005898966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Two Rivers Fs, Rushville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007059743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Prairieland Fs, Inc. - Rushville, Rushville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007265770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Schuyler 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 Schuyler 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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