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Floyd County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Floyd County is 167.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 221 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (140), Air permit holder (minor source) (23), Industrial wastewater discharge (15). 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: 43.0616, -92.7888.

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 Floyd 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	43.2	23.8	1.82xSignificant	30.6 to 59.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	23.2	14.5	1.6xSignificant	15.2 to 34.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	20.4	13	1.57x	11.5 to 33.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	13.1	8.7	1.51x	7.5 to 22	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.2	17.9	1.46x	16.7 to 39.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.8	30.2	1.35x	29.9 to 55	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	15.2	11.3	1.35x	9.3 to 24.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.8	18.5	1.23x	14.6 to 34.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.8	51.8	1.21x	49.4 to 79.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.5	13.9	1.19x	10.3 to 25.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	532.3	453.4	1.17xSignificant	488 to 579.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.2	143.2	1.17xSignificant	144.5 to 193.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.9	18.7	1.06x	12.2 to 31.2	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 Floyd County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,140.5	9,842.6	-17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	71.1	59.8	+19%	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	72.1	96.9	-26%	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.

Formaldehyde13.66 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.23 per million
Benzene0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing140
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Industrial wastewater discharge15
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Major air pollution source5
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Brownfield property2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Wind power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Shaw Avenue Dump, Charles City
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 30. NPL Site.
EPA site ID IAD980630560 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Cambrex Charles City Inc, Charles City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl tert-butyl ether, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Dichloromethane, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 147,781 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50616SLSBR1900R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Valero Charles City Plant, Charles City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Acrolein, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 134,685 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50616VRSNC1787Q (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Valero - Charles City Ethanol Plant, Charles City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024519225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Cambrex Charles City, Inc, Charles City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014425050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Charles City, City Of Stp, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cdi, Llc - Charles City, Charles City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $5,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017844813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Valero - Charles City Ethanol Plant, Charles City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024519225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ft Dodge Animal Health Inc, Charles City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000413712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Rudd Wwtp, Rudd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005733803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Valero - Charles City Ethanol Plant, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024519225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Rockford, Rockford
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1180 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Cambrex Charles City, Inc, Charles City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014425050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Valero - Charles City Ethanol Plant, Charles City
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024519225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Midamerican Energy Co - Merl Parr Turbines, Charles City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007255647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Winnebago Industries, Inc - Charles City, Charles City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064140068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ft Dodge Animal Health Inc, Charles City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000413712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Cambrex Charles City, Inc, Charles City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014425050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Cambrex Charles City, Inc, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014425050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Washington Elementary School, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021931338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Merl Parr, Charles City
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1097 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Zoetis Llc, Charles City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Mercury compounds.
TRI facility ID 50616SLSBR2000R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Ginther Property, Rockford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038764049 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Allied Equipment, Charles City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967626 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cambrex Charles City, Inc., Charles City
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0003557: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 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 Floyd 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 Floyd 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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