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Taylor County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Taylor County is 135.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 46 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (13), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (9), Air permit holder (minor source) (8). 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: 40.7383, -94.6999.

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 Taylor County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.4	51.8	1.42x	51.8 to 103	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	490.6	453.4	1.08x	424.8 to 564.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	135.7	143.2	0.95x	104.4 to 175	2020-2024

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 Taylor County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,565.1	9,842.6	-13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	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	109.5	96.9	+13%	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.

Formaldehyde15.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.33 per million
Benzene0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge13
NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Wind power plant3
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Oil-fired 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.

Precision Pulley & Idler Inc, Lenox
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene. 101,475 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50851PRCSN700SW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Papetti'S Hygrade Egg Products Inc, Lenox
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Ammonia. 33,668 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50851PPTTS100PA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Precision Pulley & Idler Inc-Lenox, Lenox (Historical)
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002119733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Michael Foods-Epc, Lenox
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010028353 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Lenox, Lenox
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1158 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Dnr Lake Of Three Fires State Park, Bedford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010028291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bedford City Of Stp, Bedford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010036086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Michael Foods-Epc, Lenox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010028353 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
New Market City Of Stp, New Market
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010034872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Sharpsburg,City-Stp-(Sirwa), Sharpsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010829023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Bedford Muni, Bedford
Public airport. O.
Record ID Y46 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Precision Pulley & Idler Inc-Lenox, Lenox (Historical)
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002119733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clearfield City Of Stp, Clearfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009725315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lenox Sewage Treatment Plant (Stp), Lenox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010035808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Blockton City Of (Southern Ia Rural Water Assn.), Blockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012696644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gravity, City Of-(Southern Iowa Rural Water Association), Gravity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012696653 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dnr Lake Of Three Fires State Park, Bedford
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0075515: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.1
Taylor County Motor Co, Bedford
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001330587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Lenox, Lenox
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001387650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Precision Pulley & Idler Inc-Lenox, Lenox (Historical)
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002119733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Mcmillin Trucking & Repair, Bedford
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110028719395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Beemer Oil Co, Bedford
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110040826648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Gavilon Grain Llc-Lenox, Lenox
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043603570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Papetti'S Hygrade Egg Products Inc, Lenox (Historical)
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110064339103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Malta Ready Mix, Bedford
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070740242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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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