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Emmet County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Emmet County is 172.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 125 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (53), Air permit holder (minor source) (24), Gas station (mapped facility) (10). 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: 43.384, -94.6783.

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 Emmet 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	39.8	23.8	1.67xSignificant	25 to 60.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.1	18.7	1.29x	14.3 to 39.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	172.6	143.2	1.21x	142.7 to 207.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22	18.5	1.19x	12.7 to 37	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.8	51.8	1.04x	38.4 to 74.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	462.6	453.4	1.02x	411.4 to 519.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.8	30.2	0.95x	18.1 to 44.9	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 Emmet County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,704.6	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77	75.3	+2%	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	99.9	96.9	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde13.17 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.11 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing53
Air permit holder (minor source)24
Gas station (mapped facility)10
NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Industrial wastewater discharge8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Gas power plant1
Wind 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.

Moveero Estherville, Estherville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Chromium, Cobalt and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,437 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50514GKNRM24207 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Moveero Armstrong, Armstrong
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Chromium, Cobalt and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,266 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50514RMSTRHWY9B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Moveero - Armstrong, Armstrong
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000413516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Estherville Wwtp, Estherville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Estherville Foods, Inc., Estherville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001753629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Estherville Foods Inc., Estherville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ammonia. 500 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5133WSTHRV15NRT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Moveero- Estherville, Estherville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001400298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Armstrong City Of Stp, Armstrong
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010035318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Arts Way Mfg, Armstrong
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000593527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Electrimold & Western Power Products Div, Estherville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Stateline Cooperative - Halfa Facility, Armstrong
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043881190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Estherville, Estherville
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1137 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Flying Pig Brownfields Site, Estherville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015335699 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Stateline Cooperative - Halfa Facility, Armstrong
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043881190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ringsted Wwtp, Ringsted
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009724548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Arts Way Mfg, Armstrong
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000593527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Peltz Fld, Ringsted
Public airport. O.
Record ID 8Y8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Estherville Muni, Estherville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID EST (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ringsted City Of Stp, Ringsted
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0057436: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Moveero - Armstrong, Armstrong
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000413516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Moveero - Armstrong, Armstrong
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000413516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Gruver City Of, Gruver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013812259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Dolliver Wwtp, Dolliver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040009558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
City Of Estherville, Estherville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070002261 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Moveero- Estherville, Estherville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001400298 (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 Emmet 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 Emmet 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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