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Ida County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ida County is 162.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 78 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (16), Air permit holder (minor source) (15), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12). 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: 42.3888, -95.4964.

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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 Ida County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases33.417.91.87xSignificant18.2 to 56.92019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths45.430.21.5x29.2 to 69.12020-2024
All cancerDeaths162.4143.21.13x130.4 to 201.32020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases56.651.81.09x37.9 to 82.72019-2023
All cancerNew cases479.6453.41.06x418.8 to 547.62019-2023

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 Ida County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death6,456.49,842.6-34%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy77.575.3+3%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths93.196.9-4%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde13.72 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.14 per million
  • Benzene0.62 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing16
  • Air permit holder (minor source)15
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
  • Industrial wastewater discharge11
  • Gas station (mapped facility)8
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter2
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Wind power plant2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Heliport1
  • 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.

  1. Quad Cnty Corn Processors, Galva

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $420,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070239822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Poet Biorefining - Arthur Llc, Arthur

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Formic acid, n-Hexane, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 90,216 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 5143WPLTNM2585Q (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.3

  3. Quad County Corn Processors, Galva

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Acrolein, Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 88,198 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 51020QDCNT65915 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.3

  4. Poet Biorefining- Arthur, Llc, Arthur

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070941904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  5. Quad Cnty Corn Processors, Galva

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $420,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070239822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  6. V-T Industries Of Iowa Inc-Holstein, Holstein

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $15,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000767778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  7. Quad Cnty Corn Processors, Galva

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $420,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070239822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  8. Quad Cnty Corn Processors, Galva

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $420,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070239822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  9. Poet Biorefining- Arthur, Llc, Arthur

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070941904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  10. V-T Industries Of Iowa Inc-Holstein, Holstein

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $15,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000767778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  11. Poet Biorefining- Arthur, Llc, Arthur

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070941904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  12. Gomaco Corp. - Plant 2, Ida Grove

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $25,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007358705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  13. Poet Biorefining- Arthur, Llc, Arthur

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070941904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  14. Ida Grove Wwtp, Ida Grove

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009723594 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  15. American Natural Processors, Galva

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033138637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  16. Galva Wwtp, Galva

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039696852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  17. American Natural Processors, Galva

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033138637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  18. Holstein Wwtp, Holstein

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010036549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. Air Liquide Industrial, Galva

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012675462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Vt Industries Inc, Holstein

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds.

    TRI facility ID 51025VTNDS1000I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3

  21. V-T Industries Of Iowa Inc-Holstein, Holstein

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $15,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000767778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  22. Air Liquide Industrial, Galva

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012675462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  23. Holstein City Of Stp, Holstein

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit IA0021954: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.4

  24. Battle Creek Wwtp, Battle Creek

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039699010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  25. Ida Grove Muni, Ida Grove

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID IDG (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    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 Ida 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 Ida 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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