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Jasper County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jasper County is 155.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 192 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (50), Air permit holder (minor source) (41), Gas station (mapped facility) (25). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 41.6863, -93.0575.

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 Jasper County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	7.8	3.7	2.11xSignificant	4.9 to 12.2	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.2	4.6	1.57x	4.3 to 11.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.1	23.8	1.35xSignificant	25 to 40.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.4	17.9	1.31x	17.8 to 30.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.5	51.8	1.26xSignificant	56.1 to 76.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37	30.2	1.23x	30.2 to 45.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.2	14.5	1.19x	12.3 to 23.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	504.3	453.4	1.11xSignificant	476.4 to 533.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	155.8	143.2	1.09x	141.2 to 171.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6	5.7	1.05x	3.4 to 9.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.5	13.9	1.04x	10.2 to 20	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.9	18.7	1.01x	14.2 to 24.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.6	6.6	1x	4 to 10.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.9	13	0.99x	8.2 to 19.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.1	11.3	0.98x	7.6 to 16.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.2	18.5	0.93x	12.3 to 23.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.3	8.7	0.61x	3 to 9	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 Jasper County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,112	9,842.6	-28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.9	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	71.6	96.9	-26%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12.4	28.6	-57%	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.

Formaldehyde15.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.43 per million
Benzene0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing50
Air permit holder (minor source)41
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Industrial wastewater discharge17
NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Small hazardous waste generator11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Midwest Manufacturing/North Farm, Kellogg
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 32. NPL Site.
EPA site ID IAD069625655 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Arcosa Wind Towers Inc. Plt 1550, Newton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 442,778 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5020WTRNTY81N19 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc., Newton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038904022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Reg Newton Llc, Newton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 20,608 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50208CNTRL3426E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Newton City Of Stp, Newton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Reg Newton, Llc, Newton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024523684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Thombert Inc, Newton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Thombert Inc., Newton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 162 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50208THMBR316E7 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Baxter Wwtp, Baxter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010036166 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Newton City Of Stp, Newton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Colfax City Of Stp, Colfax
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010033551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc., Newton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038904022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Prairie City, City Of Stp, Prairie City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010034907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc., Newton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038904022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Sully City Of Stp, Sully
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
American Homes, Prairie City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040211730 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Country Creek Estates, Newton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010030643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mingo Wwtp, Mingo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010036610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tpi Iowa, Llc - Newton, Newton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037386879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Newton City Of Stp, Newton
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0027723: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Reasnor City Of Stp, Reasnor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039691287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Jasper County Regional Wastewater System, Kellogg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064236081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Sully City Of Stp, Sully
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0041963: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Christian Conf Ctr, Newton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022677334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Monroe City Of Stp (West), Monroe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043868749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
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.

Newton Correctional Facility, Newton
EPA FRS registry ID
110001761665
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Jasper 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 Jasper 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.

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