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Clarke County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clarke County is 177.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 95 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (37), Air permit holder (minor source) (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (12). 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: 41.0282, -93.7857.

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 Clarke County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	34.7	17.9	1.94xSignificant	20.9 to 54.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.4	30.2	1.47x	30.1 to 63.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.3	51.8	1.28x	48.1 to 89.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	177.7	143.2	1.24xSignificant	146.7 to 214	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.4	23.8	1.24x	16.6 to 48.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	466.2	453.4	1.03x	412.7 to 525	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 Clarke County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,721.2	9,842.6	-11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.4	75.3	+0%	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	111.2	96.9	+15%	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.

Formaldehyde16.14 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.41 per million
Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing37
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Gas station (mapped facility)12
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Industrial wastewater discharge5
Small hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Large 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.

Altec Osceola Body Plant, Osceola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Manganese, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 242,904 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50213FRNSL1000F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Altec Osceola Body Plant, Osceola
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Osceola Wwtp South, Osceola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039989411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Altec Osceola Body Plant, Osceola
Major air pollution source. Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Altec Osceola Body Plant, Osceola
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Miller Products Company, Osceola
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005736310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Paul Mueller Co, Osceola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 50213PLMLL1000T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Paul Mueller Company, Osceola
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Murray City Of Stp, Murray
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010031848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Osceola City Of Wtp, Osceola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070819007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Osceola Muni, Osceola
Public airport. O.
Record ID I75 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Woodburn City Of (Sirwa), Woodburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012696680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Salford Inc, Osceola
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001755618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lift, L.L.C., Osceola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010030475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Osceola Foods Inc, Osceola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011272648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Iowa Steel Fabricators, Llc, Osceola
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037595377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cathys Body Shop, Osceola
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056375051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Osceola, Osceola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
E Ayers St, Osceola
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 074044E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Main St, Osceola
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 074046T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Eisenhower Rd, Osceola
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 074050H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
260th Ave, Osceola
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 074054K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
270th Ave, Osceola
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 074055S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Idaho St, Osceola
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 074056Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
280th Ave, Osceola
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 074057F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Clarke 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 Clarke 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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