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Warren County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Warren County is 181.9 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 185 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (46), Air permit holder (minor source) (38), Industrial wastewater discharge (31). 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: 40.8503, -90.6152.

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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 Warren County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	29.7	17.9	1.66xSignificant	19.8 to 43	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.9	8.7	1.48x	7.2 to 22	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	75.9	51.8	1.47xSignificant	61.2 to 93.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.6	30.2	1.44xSignificant	32.7 to 57.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	15.4	11.3	1.36x	8.7 to 25.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	18.4	13.9	1.32x	11.1 to 29	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	181.9	143.2	1.27xSignificant	157.6 to 209.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	492.6	453.4	1.09x	450.8 to 537.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.8	18.5	1.07x	12.2 to 30.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.6	18.7	1.05x	12.7 to 29.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.6	23.8	0.99x	14.7 to 36	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 Warren County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,040.8	9,842.6	-18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	69.8	59.8	+17%	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	73.1	96.9	-25%	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.

Formaldehyde16.17 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.49 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

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

Rail grade crossing46
Air permit holder (minor source)38
Industrial wastewater discharge31
NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Brownfield property12
Combined sewer overflow outfall8
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Smithfield-Monmouth, Monmouth
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 53,396 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61462MRHPCNORTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
City Of Monmouth, Monmouth
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001379954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Mill Creek Mining Inc, Monmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010023571 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of Monmouth, Monmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001379954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Farmland Foods, Inc., Monmouth
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000437910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Group Materials Inc, Monmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007266092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Alexis Stp, Alexis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009989398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Monmouth Ready Mix Corp, Monmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040894654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
United School District 304, Monmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006768943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Emmitt Hanley Private Sewage Disposal System, Monmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067190783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Heat & Control, Galesburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006768015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Group Materials Inc, Monmouth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007266092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Monmouth Ready Mix Corp, Monmouth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110040894654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Monmouth Main Stp, Monmouth
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021253:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Monmouth Main Stp, Monmouth
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021253:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Monmouth Main Stp, Monmouth
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021253:A04 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Monmouth Main Stp, Monmouth
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021253:B04 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Monmouth Main Stp, Monmouth
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021253:C04 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Monmouth Main Stp, Monmouth
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021253:D04 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Monmouth Main Stp, Monmouth
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021253:E04 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Monmouth Main Stp, Monmouth
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021253:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
United Intermediate School Stp, Monmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064299236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Monmouth City Hall, Monmouth
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972651 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Glastex Boat/Howard Medical Property - Center Parcel, Monmouth
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981190 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Glastex Boat/Howard Medical Property - South Center Parcel, Monmouth
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981191 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Warren 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 Warren 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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