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Iowa County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Iowa County is 154.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 164 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (48), Industrial wastewater discharge (30), Air permit holder (minor source) (27). 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: 41.6833, -92.067.

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 Iowa County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	23.6	14.5	1.63xSignificant	15.9 to 34.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	17	11.3	1.5x	10.1 to 27.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33	23.8	1.39x	22.5 to 46.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19.1	13.9	1.37x	11.9 to 29.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.6	51.8	1.27x	51.6 to 82.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	537.5	453.4	1.19xSignificant	494 to 584	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.5	18.5	1.16x	13.9 to 32.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.7	17.9	1.16x	12.8 to 32.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	154.6	143.2	1.08x	132.6 to 179.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.1	30.2	1x	21 to 42.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	17.7	18.7	0.95x	11.1 to 27.4	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 Iowa County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,416.5	9,842.6	-35%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.1	75.3	+4%	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	77.3	96.9	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde15.3 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.43 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing48
Industrial wastewater discharge30
Air permit holder (minor source)27
NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Oil-fired power plant2
Heliport1
Wind power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Whirlpool Corporation, Middle Amana
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000414766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9
Whirlpool Corp, Amana
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel, Manganese, Chromium and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 114,752 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 52204MNRFRFIRST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Kinze Manufacturing, Inc., Williamsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020518830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Williamsburg Manufacturing, Williamsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 150 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 52361WLLMS100PA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Whirlpool Corporation, Middle Amana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000414766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Kinze Manufacturing Inc, Williamsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 962 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 52361KNZMNI80AT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Marengo City Of Stp, Marengo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010033052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
West/High Amana Sanitary District, Amana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013337102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Kum & Go #1443 Williamsburg, Williamsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036345513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Heritage Inn Amana Colonies, Williamsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045995232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Williamsburg Manufacturing, Williamsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000915706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Kinze Manufacturing, Inc., Williamsburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020518830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Kinze Manufacturing, Inc., Williamsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020518830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ladora City Of Stp, Ladora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Amana Society Service Company, Middle Amana
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 61850 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics, Marengo
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 54720 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Whirlpool Corporation, Middle Amana
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000414766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Kinze Manufacturing, Inc., Williamsburg
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020518830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Iowa County Sanitary Landfill, Marengo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010029593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Williamsburg Sewage Treatment Plant (Stp), Williamsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010034667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Iowa County Sanitary Landfill, Marengo
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010029593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Victor City Of Stp, Victor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010032972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Victor City Of Stp, Victor
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0058190: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Ladora City Of Stp, Ladora
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0058521: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Homestead Sanitary District, Homestead
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010036335 (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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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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