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Greene County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greene County is 177.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 118 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (46), Air permit holder (minor source) (23), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). 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: 42.0418, -94.3969.

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 Greene County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.9	17.9	1.61x	16.2 to 48.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.1	23.8	1.47x	22.5 to 53.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.9	30.2	1.29x	25.9 to 57.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.2	51.8	1.24x	46.4 to 87.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	177.3	143.2	1.24xSignificant	146.5 to 213.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	512.6	453.4	1.13xSignificant	456.3 to 574.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.6	18.7	1.1x	11.5 to 35.8	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 Greene County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,201.4	9,842.6	-7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.8	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	77.1	96.9	-21%	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.

Formaldehyde14.38 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.24 per million
Benzene0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing46
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Industrial wastewater discharge10
NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Wind power plant3
TRI reporting facility3
Brownfield property2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Oil-fired 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.

Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction Llc, Grand Junction
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, n-Hexane, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 109,343 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5010WLSDRY1149U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Central Iowa Ready Mix Jefferson, Jefferson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,007 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5012WHMLTN1295R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Louis Dreyfus Commodities Grand Junction, Llc, Grand Junction
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037637616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
John Deere Paton, Paton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Propylene, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 659 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5021WJHNDR49EPA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Scranton Mfg Co Inc-Scranton, Scranton
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $120,064.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001329349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Scranton Mfg Co Inc-Scranton, Scranton
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $120,064.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001329349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
John Deere Paton, Paton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021035173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Scranton Manufacturing Co Inc - Scranton, Scranton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5146WSCRNT11STA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Grand Junction, Grand Junction
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1143 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Jefferson Wwtp, Jefferson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010036488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Scranton Mfg Co Inc-Scranton, Scranton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $120,064.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001329349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Scranton Wwtp, Scranton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007511530 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rippey Wwtp, Rippey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039991792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Louis Dreyfus Commodities Grand Junction, Llc, Grand Junction
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037637616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Air-Temp / Compusense, Former, Jefferson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977417 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Pizza Ranch, Jefferson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983092 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Scranton Mfg Co Inc-Scranton, Scranton
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $120,064.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001329349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Churdan City Of Stp, Churdan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010035531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Louis Dreyfus Commodities Grand Junction, Llc, Grand Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037637616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jefferson, Ia 27, Jefferson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067085843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Jefferson Muni, Jefferson
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID EFW (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Louis Dreyfus Commodities Grand Junction, Llc, Grand Junction
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110037637616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Grand Junction Wwtp, Grand Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010034006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greene County Maintenance Shop, Jefferson
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015909089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Paton Wwtp, Paton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039697753 (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 Greene 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 Greene 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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