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Hardin County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hardin County is 147.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 216 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (106), Air permit holder (minor source) (29), Industrial wastewater discharge (21). 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: 42.3759, -93.2326.

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 Hardin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	19.6	14.5	1.35x	12.4 to 30	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.4	18.5	1.26x	14.9 to 35.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.4	23.8	1.24x	20.1 to 42	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.5	13.9	1.19x	10.2 to 25.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.1	17.9	1.18x	13.6 to 31.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.2	11.3	1.17x	8 to 21.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	147.8	143.2	1.03x	127.8 to 170.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	460.1	453.4	1.01x	421 to 502.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.6	30.2	0.95x	20.4 to 39.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	47.4	51.8	0.92x	36.3 to 61.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.1	18.7	0.91x	10.9 to 26.4	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 Hardin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,029.1	9,842.6	-29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.3	75.3	+3%	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	90.9	96.9	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde14.36 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.26 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing106
Air permit holder (minor source)29
Industrial wastewater discharge21
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Brownfield property4
Small hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility4
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Wind power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Pine Lake Corn Processors, Steamboat Rock
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formic acid, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 283,859 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50672PNLKS33371 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Poet Biorefining- Iowa Falls, Llc, Iowa Falls
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017648982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Poet Biorefining - Iowa Falls Llc, Iowa Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Formic acid and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 50,813 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50126HWKYR21514 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Cargill, Inc - Iowa Falls, Iowa Falls
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $203,555.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.1
Cargill Inc, Iowa Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Methanol. 1,734,256 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50126CRGLL602IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Pine Lake Corn Processors, Lp, Steamboat Rock
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045331093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Poet Biorefining- Iowa Falls, Llc, Iowa Falls
Major air pollution source. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017648982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Iowa Falls Wwtp, Iowa Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039985521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Poet Biorefining- Iowa Falls, Llc, Iowa Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017648982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Cargill, Inc - Iowa Falls, Iowa Falls
Major air pollution source. Penalties $203,555.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Poet Biorefining- Iowa Falls, Llc, Iowa Falls
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017648982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Forterra Concrete Products - Iowa Falls, Iowa Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5012WFRTRR54CUN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Steamboat Rock City Of Stp, Steamboat Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011273638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cargill, Inc - Iowa Falls, Iowa Falls
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $203,555.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
United Suppliers, Inc. - Eldora, Ia, Eldora
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $96,832.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000517851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Forterra Concrete Products - Iowa Falls, Iowa Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069315271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ackley Wwtp, Ackley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039932035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pine Lake Corn Processors, Lp, Steamboat Rock
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045331093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
1510 14th Street, Eldora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981763 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1300 Edgington Avenue, Eldora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985694 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1232 14th Street, Eldora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985696 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1025 11th Avenue, Eldora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071992945 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cargill, Inc - Iowa Falls, Iowa Falls
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $203,555.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Eldora Wwtp, Eldora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005779327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pine Lake Corn Processors, Lp, Steamboat Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045331093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
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 Hardin 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 Hardin 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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