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Jones County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jones County is 135.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 75 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (25), Industrial wastewater discharge (13), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 42.1212, -91.1315.

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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 Jones County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	24.3	13	1.87xSignificant	16 to 35.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33.3	23.8	1.4xSignificant	23.9 to 45.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.7	30.2	1.28x	29.6 to 50.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.7	51.8	1.21x	51 to 76.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.9	18.7	1.17x	15.1 to 31.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	484.3	453.4	1.07x	448.9 to 522.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.8	11.3	0.96x	6.3 to 17.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.6	18.5	0.95x	11.7 to 26	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17	17.9	0.95x	11 to 25.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	135.8	143.2	0.95x	117.9 to 156	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	13.4	14.5	0.92x	8.3 to 21.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.3	13.9	0.81x	6.8 to 18.3	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 Jones County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,992.8	9,842.6	-39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.8	75.3	+6%	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	80	96.9	-17%	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.

Formaldehyde14.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.4 per million
Benzene0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)25
Industrial wastewater discharge13
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Brownfield property5
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Heliport1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Anamosa Wwtp, Anamosa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Monticello Wwtp, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039988948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Onslow City Of Stp, Onslow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010032865 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Orbis Corp, Monticello
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5231WRBSCR26PLA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Camp Courageous Of Iowa, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006776710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Robertson Ceco Ii Dba Star Building Systems, Monticello
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000414855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Anamosa Wwtp, Anamosa
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Olin Wwtp, Olin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039697717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Fairview, Community Of, Anamosa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042327292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Olin Bulk Plant, Olin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040722402 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
123 E 1st St (Former Strittmatter Building), Monticello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975871 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
107 N Garnavillo St, Former Rockwell Collins Facility, Anamosa
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976728 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dollar General, Former, Monticello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977412 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
104 Broadway Pl, Former Mercy Hospital - Anamosa, Anamosa
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977694 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Monticello City Of Stp, Monticello
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0026034: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Monticello Wwtp, Monticello
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039988948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Energy Mfg Co Inc, Monticello
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001407424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Center Junction, City Of Stp, Center Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036163308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wyoming, City Of Stp, Wyoming
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IA0032646: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Wyoming Wwtp, Wyoming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010035210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Energy Mfg Co Inc, Monticello
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001407424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Oxford Junction Wwtp, Oxford Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039691189 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Monticello Rgnl, Monticello
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MXO (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1085907977 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Julin Printing Company Inc, Monticello
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070717235 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Anamosa State Penitentiary, Anamosa
EPA FRS registry ID
110018865806
Water system
IA5300947
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
5
Contaminants cited
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Jones 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 Jones 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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