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Grundy County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grundy County is 169.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 66 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (20), Industrial wastewater discharge (12), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (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: 42.3763, -92.7681.

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 Grundy 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	41.1	23.8	1.73xSignificant	27.9 to 58.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	30.4	18.7	1.63xSignificant	20.1 to 44.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	20.6	14.5	1.42x	11.3 to 34.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	553.5	453.4	1.22xSignificant	503.3 to 607.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	169.3	143.2	1.18xSignificant	143.7 to 198.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.8	17.9	1.05x	11 to 31	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.3	18.5	1.04x	10.6 to 32.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.5	30.2	1.01x	20.3 to 44.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.9	51.8	0.87x	32.2 to 61.5	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 Grundy County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,156.3	9,842.6	-48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.3	75.3	+5%	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	58.6	96.9	-40%	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.

Formaldehyde14.26 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.25 per million
Benzene0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)20
Industrial wastewater discharge12
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Public airport2
Oil-fired power plant2
Wind power plant2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Ritchie Industries Inc., Conrad
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 50621RTCHN120SM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Stout Wwtp, Dike
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039698253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Grundy Center City Light Plant, Grundy Center
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1145 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Dike City Power Plant, Dike
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 56194 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Ritchie Industries Inc., Conrad
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000413721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Delta Sport Products Llc, Dike
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038040599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Grundy Center Muni, Grundy Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041489225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tyler Duda, Grundy Center
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041263511 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Delta Mckenzie Targets Llc, Dike
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury compounds, Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 5062WDLTSP31511 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Reinbeck Water Supply, Reinbeck
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013105068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
City Of Grundy Center, Grundy Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070002843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Grundy Center City Of Stp, Grundy Center
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0024511: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Dike City Of Stp, Dike
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0023311: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Conrad City Of Stp, Conrad
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0034355: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Conrad Wwtp, Conrad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039986245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cedar Glen Mhc Llc, Cedar Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013104862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Beaman Wwtp, Beaman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039699047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wellsburg Wwtp, Wellsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039998660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Grundy Center Muni, Grundy Center
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6K7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/333871638 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/335960299 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Dike Wwtp, Dike
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039699216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Holland Wwtp, Holland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039699298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Marvs Repair, Dike
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005755030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cooley Pumping, Llc, Morrison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071815563 (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 Grundy 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 Grundy 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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