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Allamakee County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Allamakee County is 139 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 118 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (48), Air permit holder (minor source) (23), 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: 43.2873, -91.3437.

How this county ranks in Iowa

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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 Allamakee County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Melanoma of the skinNew cases48.723.82.05xSignificant35.4 to 65.72019-2023
PancreasNew cases1913.91.37x10.7 to 31.52019-2023
BladderNew cases23.618.71.26x15.1 to 35.92019-2023
All cancerNew cases487.4453.41.07x443.4 to 534.92019-2023
All cancerDeaths139143.20.97x116.9 to 164.52020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases49.651.80.96x37.5 to 65.12019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths26.330.20.87x17.3 to 392020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases15.317.90.85x8.8 to 25.52019-2023

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 Allamakee County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death6,990.49,842.6-29%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy78.475.3+4%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths7196.9-27%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde14.41 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.32 per million
  • Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing48
  • Air permit holder (minor source)23
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
  • Industrial wastewater discharge12
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Gas station (mapped facility)2
  • Heliport2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Public airport1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • Coal power plant1
  • Oil-fired 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.

  1. Agri Star Meat And Poultry Llc, Postville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022411291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9.6

  2. Industrial Laminates/Norplex Llc, Postville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phenol, N,N-Dimethylformamide, Toluene, Methanol and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,627,346 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 52162NRPLXNECOU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.3

  3. Lansing Power Station, Lansing

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds, Vanadium compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 308,628 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 52151LNSNG2320P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.7

  4. Agri Star Meat & Poultry Llc., Postville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Peracetic acid, Ammonia, Chlorine. 2,534,141 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 52162GRPRC22NWS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.9

  5. Norplex €“ Micarta, Postville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000414739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  6. Lansing, Lansing

    Coal power plant.

    Record ID 1047 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 6.2

  7. Waukon City Of Stp, Waukon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002040050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  8. Aveka Nutra Processing, Waukon

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000414757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  9. Agri Star Meat And Poultry Llc, Postville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022411291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  10. Allamakee Co Public Safety Center-Plant #1, Waukon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013117670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  11. Alliant Sbd 9201 Norplex, Postville

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 54712 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  12. Agri Star Meat And Poultry Llc, Postville

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022411291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  13. Norplex €“ Micarta, Postville

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000414739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  14. Industrial Energy Applications, Inc., Postville

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007047855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  15. Ipl - Lansing Generating Station, Lansing

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110015649592 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  16. Norplex €“ Micarta, Postville

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000414739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  17. Norplex €“ Micarta, Postville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000414739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  18. Rec Postville- 228 West Greene Street, Postville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968056 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. Ipl - Lansing Generating Station, Lansing

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110015649592 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Aveka Nutra Processing, Waukon

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid.

    TRI facility ID 52172WSCNSNORTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3

  21. Postville City Of Stp, Postville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010032614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  22. Lansing City Of Stp, Lansing

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010035933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  23. Waterville City Of Stp, Waterville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071711149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  24. New Albin City Of Stp, New Albin

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009723870 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  25. New Albin City Of Stp, New Albin

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IA0026611: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.2

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 Allamakee County

  • Iowa 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 Allamakee County, and their findings.

  • Iowa vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Iowa health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Iowa 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.

  • Iowa 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.

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