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Wayne County, Iowa: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wayne County is 141.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 109 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (63), Air permit holder (minor source) (11), Industrial wastewater discharge (11). 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: 40.7358, -93.327.

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 Wayne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	453.9	453.4	1x	391.9 to 523.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	141.4	143.2	0.99x	109.8 to 180.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	48.5	51.8	0.94x	29.5 to 76.3	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 Wayne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,501.9	9,842.6	-14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.4	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	77.6	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.

Formaldehyde15.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.43 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

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

Rail grade crossing63
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Industrial wastewater discharge11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Public airport3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Dairiconcepts, Allerton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036170023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
East Penn Manufacturing Co Inc, Corydon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Antimony. Reports carcinogens. 31 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50060VLTMSHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Blendhouse Allerton Llc., Allerton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 2,671 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 50008NWZLN221NC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc, Corydon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000593439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Allerton City Of Stp South, Allerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010033196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Corydon City Of Stp, Corydon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039690796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Humeston City Of Stp, Humeston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039691786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anr Pipeline Co - Lineville Compressor, Lineville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043797870 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc, Corydon
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000593439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Masonic Lodge Building, Seymour
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968488 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dairiconcepts, Allerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036170023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Humeston City Of Stp, Humeston
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IA0043150: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Lineville City Of Stp, Lineville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010029496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Anr Pipeline Co - Lineville Compressor, Lineville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043797870 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Allerton City Of Stp North, Allerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010033203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Dairiconcepts, Allerton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110036170023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Promise City, City Of Stp, Promise City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043319487 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Seymour City Of Stp, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010033249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Corydon Usps, Corydon
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070119954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Birch, Seymour
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 375647J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
S40, Seymour
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 375650S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Elm St, Seymour
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 375651Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Euclid, Seymour
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 375652F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
170th, Seymour
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 375653M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Fillmore, Seymour
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 375654U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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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