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Henry County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Henry County is 152.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 111 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (27), Industrial wastewater discharge (17), Rail grade crossing (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: 40.9877, -91.5447.

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 Henry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.8	30.2	1.58xSignificant	37.5 to 60.5	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	18.1	13	1.39x	10.5 to 29	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	20	14.5	1.38x	13.1 to 29.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.4	51.8	1.24xSignificant	52.2 to 79	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.4	23.8	1.15x	18.8 to 38.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	152.6	143.2	1.07x	133.4 to 174.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.6	18.5	1.06x	12.9 to 29	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	479.6	453.4	1.06x	442.7 to 519.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.5	13.9	0.97x	8.1 to 21.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.5	17.9	0.87x	9.2 to 24.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	11.7	18.7	0.63x	6.7 to 19.3	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 Henry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,887.9	9,842.6	-30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.2	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	76.8	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.

Formaldehyde16.48 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.55 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)27
Industrial wastewater discharge17
Rail grade crossing17
Gas station (mapped facility)13
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Small hazardous waste generator5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
TRI reporting facility4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Oil-fired power plant1
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.

Hearth & Home Technologies Llc, Mount Pleasant
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Chromium, Nickel, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,695 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 52641HTLTR1915W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Midwest Precast Concrete (Mpc) Enterprises Inc, Mount Pleasant
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds and 2 more. 24,776 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5264WMDWST21WWA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Ideal Ready Mix - Mt. Pleasant, Mount Pleasant
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 239 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5264WDLRDY1698F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Contitech Usa Llc, Mount Pleasant
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Thiram, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 115 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 52641GDYRTPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Mount Pleasant Wwtp, Mount Pleasant
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039989019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 3,259 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 52641MTPLS2225E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Hearth And Home Technologies Inc, Mount Pleasant
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000415541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Ideal Ready Mix - Mt. Pleasant, Mount Pleasant
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071908892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Midwest Precast Concrete Enterprises Inc, Mount Pleasant
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039132569 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Veyance Technologies Inc, Mount Pleasant
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010337910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Winfield Wwtp, Winfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010035023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Salem Wwtp, Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010033105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rome City Of Stp, Rome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072127890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mt Pleasant, Mt Pleasant
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1166 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Wayland, City Of Stp, Wayland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039691474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Olds Municipal Utilities, Olds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008988113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Dnr Geode State Park, Danville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043629053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
New London Wwtp, New London
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001765938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mount Pleasant City Of Stp (Main), Mount Pleasant
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0047970: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Wayland, City Of Stp, Wayland
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IA0047953: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
New London Wwtp, New London
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001765938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Hillsboro City Of Stp, Hillsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010029290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
New London City Of Stp, New London
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0025941: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Mount Pleasant Wwtp (East), Mount Pleasant
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010507415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Mount Union City Of (Russ), Mount Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043572835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Henry 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 Henry 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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