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Wayne County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wayne County is 163.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 146 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (46), Air permit holder (minor source) (44), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (26). 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: 38.433, -88.4237.

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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 Wayne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.4	30.2	1.4xSignificant	31.9 to 55.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.2	18.7	1.35x	16.8 to 37	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.5	51.8	1.3xSignificant	54.3 to 83.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	163.7	143.2	1.14x	142 to 188.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	444.5	453.4	0.98x	406.5 to 485.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23	23.8	0.97x	14.2 to 35.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13	14.5	0.9x	7.7 to 21.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.9	18.5	0.86x	9.6 to 25.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.2	17.9	0.85x	8.9 to 24.8	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 Wayne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,934.9	9,842.6	+1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.7	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	63.9	59.8	+7%	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	94.5	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: 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.

Formaldehyde18.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.86 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

146 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)44
NPDES wastewater discharge permit26
Industrial wastewater discharge19
Combined sewer overflow outfall2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Trunkline Gas Company, Johnsonville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041998416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Trunkline Gas Company, Johnsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041998416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fairfield, City Of, Fairfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039896501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Charleston Stp, City Of, Charleston
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021644:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Charleston Stp, City Of, Charleston
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0021644:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Wayne City - Southeast, Village Of, Wayne City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006775203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Airtex Products Inc, Fairfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010829960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Idot, Fairfield
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018882645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wayne Co Landfill Inc, Fairfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018414786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Smithfield Mt Erie Sow Farm, Mount Erie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $160,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072107446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Jeffersonville Stw, Geff
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ILG580076: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Wayne City Wtp, Wayne City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009985855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wayne Co Landfill Inc, Fairfield
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018414786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Fairfield Muni, Fairfield
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID FWC (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Fairfield Water Treatment Plant, City Of, Fairfield
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0079375: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Jeffersonville Stw, Geff
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010025409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Wayne City Wtp, Barnhill
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit ILG640202: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6
Murphy Tank Truck Service, Fairfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006773713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cisne, Cisne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009726476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mt Erie Wtp, Mount Erie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009726733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wabash Asphalt Company, Inc., Fairfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009730684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smith Trucking?Richard W., Fairfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010002451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wayne City Trans. Inc., Wayne City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010013001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ray Truck & Tractor Serv., Inc, Cisne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010013449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Fairfield Electric Dept, Fairfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011695610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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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