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Bingham County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bingham County is 137.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 392 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (151), Brownfield property (71), Industrial wastewater discharge (68). 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: 43.2382, -112.2978.

How this county ranks in Idaho

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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 Bingham County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	22.9	14.5	1.58xSignificant	17.3 to 29.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	20.1	13	1.55xSignificant	14.6 to 27	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.7	17.9	1.21x	16.2 to 28.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.4	23.8	1.07x	19.4 to 32.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.6	18.7	0.99x	13.7 to 24.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	137.1	143.2	0.96x	123.1 to 152.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	425.8	453.4	0.94x	400.7 to 452.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.6	18.5	0.9x	12 to 22.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.8	8.7	0.9x	4.9 to 12	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	8.4 to 17.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.5	11.3	0.84x	6.2 to 13.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.1	30.2	0.76x	17.7 to 29.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	35.9	51.8	0.69x	29.1 to 43.8	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 Bingham County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,872.1	9,842.6	+0%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.1	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	33.5	59.8	-44%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.9	6.2	-6%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	92	96.9	-5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.8	28.6	-45%	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.

Formaldehyde10.89 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.61 per million
Acetaldehyde0.99 per million
Pahpom0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing151
Brownfield property71
Industrial wastewater discharge68
Air permit holder (minor source)31
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Public airport5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Landfill (mapped facility)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.

Basic American Foods (Blackfoot), Blackfoot
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $19,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Basic American Foods (Blackfoot), Blackfoot
Major air pollution source. Penalties $19,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Basic American Foods Blackfoot Facility, Blackfoot
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Chlorine. 308,330 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83221BSCMR419CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Basic American Foods (Blackfoot), Blackfoot
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $19,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Blackfoot Wwtp, Blackfoot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009725592 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Idaho Asphalt Supply Inc Blackfoot Plant, Blackfoot
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Naphthalene, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 36 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83221DHSPH75N55 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Basic American Foods Shelley, Shelley
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002347489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Aberdeen Wwtp, Aberdeen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,305.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010027336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Blackfoot Brass, Blackfoot
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds. 132 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83221BLCKF591W1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Blackfoot Brass, Blackfoot
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008061015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Basic American Foods Shelley, Shelley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002347489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Idaho Asphalt Supply Blackfoot, Blackfoot
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001287526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.2
Glanbia Foods Blackfoot Facility, Blackfoot
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Idaho Supreme Potatoes, Firth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001331639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Basic American Foods Shelley, Shelley
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002347489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ineel Materials And Fuels Complex , Blackfoot
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014022850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fort Hall Site, Fort Hall
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009335736 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Blaine Edmo, Fort Hall
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038763852 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Physician'S Quarters, Building 5, Fort Hall
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039063394 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Railroad (Transfer/ Depot) Station, Fort Hall
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039063410 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tribal Courts Building 1, Fort Hall
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039063429 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ridge Street Landfill, Blackfoot
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041619736 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Building 95 Fisheries, Pocatello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963694 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bia Building 3, Pocatello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963695 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Marcelino Lopez Jr., Pocatello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965133 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Bingham County

Idaho 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 Bingham County, and their findings.
Idaho vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Idaho health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Idaho 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.
Idaho 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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