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Audubon County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Audubon County is 136.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 44 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (9), Industrial wastewater discharge (7), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (6). 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: 41.6778, -94.9186.

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 Audubon County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	30.2	17.9	1.69x	17.2 to 52.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64	51.8	1.24x	44.1 to 92.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.2	30.2	1.07x	18.8 to 54.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	469.5	453.4	1.04x	405.5 to 542.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	136.8	143.2	0.96x	103.7 to 178.8	2020-2024

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 Audubon County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,136	9,842.6	-48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.2	75.3	+5%	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	90.2	96.9	-7%	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.

Formaldehyde14.28 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.18 per million
Benzene0.62 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)9
Industrial wastewater discharge7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Wind power plant1
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.

Central Iowa Ready Mix, Audubon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 814 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5002WCNTRL11NDB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Kimballton City Of Stp, Kimballton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010035988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Missouri River Energy Services - Exira Station, Brayton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036377266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Audubon City Of Stp, Audubon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010034783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Missouri River Energy Services - Exira Station, Brayton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036377266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Exira, Brayton
Gas power plant.
Record ID 56013 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
Landus Cooperative - Audubon North Plant, Audubon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000511973 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Audubon City Of Stp, Audubon
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0035203: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Exira City Of Stp, Exira
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009723825 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Missouri River Energy Services - Exira Station, Brayton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036377266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Kimballton City Of Stp, Kimballton
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0025372: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Audubon County, Audubon
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ADU (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/481377314 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/691135791 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Brayton City Of Stp, Brayton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010032856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lauritsen Cattle Company, Exira
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022329363 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vetter Equipment, Audubon
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070558020 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Agriland Fs Inc. Audubon, Audubon
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000709626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Audubon County Memorial Hospital, Audubon
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001755716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Equipment Brokers Inc, Audubon
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001962733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Christiansen Motors Inc, Audubon
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010732948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Amvc Veterinary Services, Audubon
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012712234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Star Energy-Audubon, Audubon
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043298954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Central Iowa Ready Mix, Audubon (Historical)
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110045485097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Gcc Of America Plant 332, Hamlin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070256135 (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 Audubon 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 Audubon 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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