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Ringgold County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ringgold County is 168.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 29 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (9), Air permit holder (minor source) (7), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (6). 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: 40.7404, -94.2434.

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 Ringgold County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths43.730.21.45x24 to 75.52020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases66.151.81.28x41.9 to 101.72019-2023
All cancerDeaths168.3143.21.18x128.2 to 219.12020-2024
All cancerNew cases494.2453.41.09x421 to 578.22019-2023

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 Ringgold County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,711.39,842.6-11%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy74.675.3-1%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 deaths58.496.9-40%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.

  • Formaldehyde15.75 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.4 per million
  • Benzene0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge9
  • Air permit holder (minor source)7
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
  • Small hazardous waste generator2
  • Public airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Gas station (mapped facility)1
  • Heliport1
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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. Central Iowa Ready Mix Mt. Ayr, Mount Ayr

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 36 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 5085WCNTRL35ECL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.7

  2. Mount Ayr Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mount Ayr

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110028006930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  3. Tingley, City-Of-Stp-Sirwa, Tingley

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012696671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  4. Mount Ayr Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mount Ayr

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110028006930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  5. Mount Ayr City Of Stp, Mount Ayr

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IA0023574: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.5

  6. Sun Valley Sanitary District Lagoon, Ellston

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010029968 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  7. Judge Lewis Fld/Mount Ayr Muni, Mount Ayr

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 1Y3 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  8. Diagonal City Of Stp, Diagonal

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010031893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  9. Kellerton City Of Stp, Kellerton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039690723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  10. Mount Ayr Water Treatment Plant, Mount Ayr

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055435195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Dekko Technologies Llc Mount Ayr Products Div., Mt. Ayr

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110057508923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Southwest Ringgold County Wwtf - Sirwa, Redding

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071711359 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Ringgold County Hospital, Mount Ayr

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001327653 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  14. American Concrete Products Incorporated, Mount Ayr

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001397667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  15. Excel Engineering, Diagonal

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022547546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  16. Rk Fuels, Diagonal

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041352336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  17. Mfa Oil Co - Mount Ayr, Mount Ayr

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041891183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  18. Excel Engineering, Mount Ayr

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070882061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  19. Ellston Machine Shop, Ellston

    Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/11175744878 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  20. Fuel Station

    Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1236090680 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  21. Mount Ayr City Of Stp, Mount Ayr

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IA0023574:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  22. Kellerton City Of Stp, Kellerton

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IA0061760:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  23. Diagonal City Of Stp, Diagonal

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IA0063401:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  24. Sun Valley Sanitary District Lagoon, Ellston

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IA0069469:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  25. Clearfield City Of Stp, Clearfield

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IA0070980:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

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 Ringgold 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 Ringgold 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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