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Scott County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Scott County is 158.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 61 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (22), Air permit holder (minor source) (13), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13). 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: 39.6576, -90.4794.

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 Scott County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.9	30.2	1.42x	24.6 to 72.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.6	51.8	1.25x	42.6 to 96.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158.7	143.2	1.11x	120.2 to 207.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	460.7	453.4	1.02x	391.5 to 540.1	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 Scott County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,555.1	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.6	75.3	+0%	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	77.7	96.9	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde17.47 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.69 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

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

Rail grade crossing22
Air permit holder (minor source)13
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Industrial wastewater discharge10
Major air pollution source1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Gas 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.

Prairie Power Inc, Alsey
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001232871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bluffs Stp, Village Of, Bluffs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009989094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Alsey, Alsey
Gas power plant.
Record ID 7818 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.2
Marshall Chevrolet Co, Winchester
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005825624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Winchester Stp, City Of, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009987675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Illinois Valley Paving Co, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010005323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Jacksonville Wtp, Bluffs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012689536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Illinois Rural Electric Co, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018439894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jim Winningham Trucking, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025192039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Consolidated Grain & Barge Co, Naples
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037098404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alsey Refractories Co., Alsey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054912387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Roodhouse Wtp, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055102213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Scott County Health Department, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071426082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spire Stl Pipeline, Alsey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071541517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Winchester-Glasgow Road Grade Raise, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071946272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wolf Run Substation, Bluffs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072002084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Horse Farm Ln, Manchester
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 294043E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
5th St, Manchester
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 294046A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cr 100 N, Manchester
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 294047G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Manchester
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 294048N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Trinity Road, Bluffs
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 479439X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cropmate Road, Bluffs
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 479441Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Rogers Street, Bluffs
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 479442F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Brady Street, Bluffs
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 479443M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Bluffs Street, Bluffs
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 479445B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Scott 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 Scott 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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