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Benton County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Benton County is 140.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 186 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (93), Air permit holder (minor source) (28), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18). 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: 42.081, -92.067.

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 Benton County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
EsophagusNew cases10.54.62.28xSignificant6 to 17.12019-2023
ThyroidNew cases23.9131.84xSignificant16 to 34.42019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases29.917.91.67xSignificant21.9 to 402019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases39.523.81.66xSignificant30.1 to 51.12019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases20.514.51.41x14.2 to 292019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases62.851.81.21xSignificant51.9 to 75.72019-2023
BladderNew cases21.918.71.17x15.6 to 30.12019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases20.818.51.12x14.7 to 29.12019-2023
All cancerNew cases500.3453.41.1xSignificant466.4 to 536.32019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths29.830.20.99x22.6 to 38.92020-2024
All cancerDeaths140.5143.20.98x123.6 to 159.22020-2024
PancreasNew cases1213.90.86x7.6 to 18.52019-2023
PancreasDeaths8.711.30.77x5 to 14.42020-2024

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 Benton County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death6,6159,842.6-33%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy79.275.3+5%years
Child mortality54.359.8-9%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths84.396.9-13%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.

  • Formaldehyde14.89 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.4 per million
  • Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing93
  • Air permit holder (minor source)28
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
  • Industrial wastewater discharge17
  • Gas station (mapped facility)15
  • Small hazardous waste generator3
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
  • Commercial airport2
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Heliport1
  • Gas power plant1
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
  • TRI reporting facility1
  • 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.

  1. Vinton Wwtp, Vinton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039997126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  2. Aura Cacia A Division Of Country Life Llc, Urbana

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $7,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043870102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  3. Tcc - Vinton, Vinton

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 5234WTCCVN161WD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.1

  4. Belle Plaine City Of Stp, Belle Plaine

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002043280 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  5. Tcc - Vinton, Vinton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070244731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  6. Country Aire Trailer Court-Stp, Atkins

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013346441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  7. Vinton, Vinton

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 1194 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3

  8. Vinton City Of Stp, Vinton

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IA0035891: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 3

  9. Blairstown City Of, Blairstown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010035470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  10. Norway Wwtp, Norway

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039989206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  11. Keystone City Of Stp, Keystone

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IA0025984: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.3

  12. Atkins City Of Stp, Atkins

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010036790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  13. Urbana Wwtp, Urbana

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039698468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  14. Van Horne Wwtp, Van Horne

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039698477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  15. Newhall Wwtp, Newhall

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039697655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  16. New Century Fs - Van Horne, Van Horne

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041351943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  17. Belle Plaine Muni, Belle Plaine

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID TZT (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  18. Vinton Veterans Meml Airpark, Vinton

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID VTI (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  19. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/286497672 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  20. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/286497673 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  21. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/489662658 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  22. Garrison Wwtp, Garrison

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039696861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  23. Walford Wwtp, Walford

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039698501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  24. Keystone City Of Stp, Keystone

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071711488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  25. Stoneycreek, Blairstown

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009363072 (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 Benton 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 Benton 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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