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Stark County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Stark County is 188.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 57 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (16), Air permit holder (minor source) (13), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (11). 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: 41.1095, -89.8116.

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 Stark 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	45.6	23.8	1.92xSignificant	25.3 to 76.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.9	51.8	1.41x	48.8 to 106.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	188.9	143.2	1.32xSignificant	150 to 236.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.6	30.2	1.25x	22.6 to 62.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	482	453.4	1.06x	413.9 to 559.4	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 Stark County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,474.1	9,842.6	-4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	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	108.7	96.9	+12%	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.

Formaldehyde15.55 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.43 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

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

Industrial wastewater discharge16
Air permit holder (minor source)13
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Rail grade crossing5
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Wind power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Fmc Corp, Wyoming
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Bifenthrin, Chlorimuron-ethyl, Carbofuran. 3,855 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61491FMCCRHWY17 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Fmc Corp, Wyoming
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017772178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Aaron Kepler Private Sewage Disposal System, Toulon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070033527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Wyoming Stp, City Of, Wyoming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Toulon Stp, City Of, Toulon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Fmc Corp, Wyoming
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017772178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wyoming Stp, City Of, Wyoming
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0026336: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Bradford Stp, Village Of, Bradford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009989003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wyoming Watewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/427790890 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Bradford Industries, Bradford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000612383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rumbold & Son, Inc.?Ezra, Wyoming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010003307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
S & F Trucking Company, Wyoming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010014466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fmc Corp, Wyoming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017772178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Green Gables Inc, Bradford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069513798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Idot Contract 68698 - Il 17/Il 91 Over The Spoon River, Wyoming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071513048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Family Dollar-Wyoming, Wyoming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071540399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fmc Wyoming Wa-3 Remediation, Wyoming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071862659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Valley Road, Speer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 175647G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
200 North Road, Speer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 175648N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
300 North Road, Speer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 175658U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
North Valley Road, Speer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 175659B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
East 1700 North Road, Buda
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 175683C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Bradford Industries, Bradford
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000612383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Rumbold & Kuhn Inc, Wyoming
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001232915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Purtscher Oil Co, Bradford
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001232924 (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 Stark 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 Stark 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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