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Guthrie County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Guthrie County is 148.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 109 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (33), Industrial wastewater discharge (22), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17). 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: 41.6778, -94.5123.

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 Guthrie 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	33.7	23.8	1.42x	21.1 to 51.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.5	17.9	1.26x	12.7 to 37.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.7	51.8	1.17x	45.4 to 80.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.1	30.2	1.16x	23.9 to 50.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	481.5	453.4	1.06x	431.8 to 536	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	148.8	143.2	1.04x	123.3 to 178.8	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 Guthrie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,483	9,842.6	-34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.8	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	75	96.9	-23%	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.

Formaldehyde14.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.26 per million
Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing33
Industrial wastewater discharge22
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Brownfield property2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Oil-fired power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Wind power plant1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Poet Biorefining - Menlo, Menlo
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $89,860.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038365685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Poet Biorefining - Menlo Llc, Menlo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, n-Hexane, Formic acid and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 100,343 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50164HWKYM3363T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Poet Biorefining Coon Rapids Llc, Coon Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, n-Hexane, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 71,791 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50058TLLCR1015G (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Poet Biorefining-Coon Rapids, Coon Rapids
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008988051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Central Iowa Ready Mix, Guthrie Center
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 578 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5011WCNTRL31S1S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Poet Biorefining - Menlo, Menlo
Major air pollution source. Penalties $89,860.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038365685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Poet Biorefining - Menlo, Menlo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $89,860.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038365685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Poet Biorefining - Menlo, Menlo
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $89,860.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038365685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Poet Biorefining-Coon Rapids, Coon Rapids
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008988051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Menlo Wwtp, Menlo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036385042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Poet Biorefining-Coon Rapids, Coon Rapids
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008988051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bayard Wwtp, Bayard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039699038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Panora, Panora
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7584 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Stuart (Ia), Stuart
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1190 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Guthrie Center Egg Farm, Guthrie Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022676488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Poet Biorefining-Coon Rapids, Coon Rapids
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008988051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Adair-Casey Community School, Adair
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036278051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Former Tague'S Service/Blockton Oil, Guthrie Center
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967664 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Menlo School Site, Menlo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969260 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Stuart Wwtp, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039691358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Casey Wwtp, Casey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039691820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Panora Wwtp, Panora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039989643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Stuart City Of Stp, Stuart
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0041858: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Bayard City Of Stp, Bayard
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0061468: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Guthrie Center Egg Farm, Guthrie Center
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IA0075361: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5

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 Guthrie 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 Guthrie 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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