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Woodford County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Woodford County is 146.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 325 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (83), Industrial wastewater discharge (72), Air permit holder (minor source) (67). 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: 40.7616, -89.2432.

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 Woodford 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	41.3	23.8	1.74xSignificant	32.9 to 51.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.9	17.9	1.45xSignificant	19.8 to 33.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.9	4.6	1.28x	3.4 to 9.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.2	18.7	1.19x	16.8 to 28.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.1	51.8	1.16x	51.1 to 70.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.5	30.2	1.08x	25.9 to 40.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	485.8	453.4	1.07xSignificant	458 to 514.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146.8	143.2	1.03x	132.4 to 162.5	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	13.1	13	1.01x	8.4 to 19.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.3	18.5	0.99x	13.3 to 24.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.8	6.6	0.88x	3.4 to 9.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.7	8.7	0.77x	3.9 to 11.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.4	13.9	0.75x	6.9 to 15.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8	11.3	0.71x	5 to 12.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	6.9	14.5	0.48x	4 to 11.2	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 Woodford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,802.6	9,842.6	-41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.7	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	52	59.8	-13%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.3	6.2	+17%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	61.1	96.9	-37%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	10.5	28.6	-63%	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.

Formaldehyde15.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.42 per million
Benzene0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit83
Industrial wastewater discharge72
Air permit holder (minor source)67
Rail grade crossing47
Small hazardous waste generator14
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Public airport6
Heliport6
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Combined sewer overflow outfall1
Wind power plant1
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.

Cnh Industrial America Llc, Goodfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 907 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61742DMXXXPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Parsons Co Inc, Roanoke
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Copper, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 783 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61561PRSNSJUNCT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
American Buildings Co El Paso, El Paso
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 62 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61738MRCNB211EM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Minonk Stp, City Of, Minonk
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0037818: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 5.6
Parsons Co Inc, Roanoke
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007529102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Roanoke Concrete Products Co, Roanoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001815929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Crane Equipment & Service Of Illinois Dba Washington Equipment, Eureka
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009372339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Crane Equipment & Service Of Illinois Dba Washington Equipment, Eureka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009372339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Minonk Stw, City Of, Minonk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009987005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Smf, Inc, Minonk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010001087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Roanoke Concrete Products Co., Roanoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010007768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hoerr Construction, Goodfield
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037357080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Germantown Hills, Village Of, Germantown Hills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070221257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lauren Davis Private Sewage Disposal System, Springbay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071149005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jeanie Adams Private Sewage Disposal System, Metamora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071296437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Richard Groesch Private Sewage Disposal System, Spring Bay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071336127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
American Buildings Company Near West Yard Improvements, El Paso
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000746195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Corteva Agriscience Llc - El Paso Plant, El Paso
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Metribuzin, Diuron, Chlorsulfuron, Chlorimuron-ethyl and 3 more. 73 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61738DPNTLRT24E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Eureka Wtp, Eureka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010172561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Versa Press Inc. 2024 Building Expansion, East Peoria
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110051292169 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gem Equipment & Mfg, Roanoke
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071192539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sheila Baumberger Private Sewage Disposal System, East Peoria
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071298375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cnh America Llc, Goodfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000595641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.2
Dupont El Paso Plant, El Paso
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000595632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Roanoke Concrete Products Co, Roanoke
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001815929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Woodford 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 Woodford 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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