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Cassia County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cassia County is 126.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 224 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (108), Air permit holder (minor source) (35), Industrial wastewater discharge (20). 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: 42.3535, -113.644.

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 Cassia County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	37.2	23.8	1.56xSignificant	27.1 to 49.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.6	17.9	1.49xSignificant	18.4 to 37.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.1	14.5	1.25x	11.4 to 27.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.4	18.5	1.16x	14 to 31.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.5	18.7	1.04x	12.5 to 28.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	418.7	453.4	0.92x	383.7 to 456.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	126.5	143.2	0.88x	108.1 to 147.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	30.4	51.8	0.59x	21.7 to 41.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	12.5	30.2	0.41x	7.2 to 20.1	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 Cassia County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,762.3	9,842.6	-21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	74.2	59.8	+24%	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	115.5	96.9	+19%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.3	28.6	-26%	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.

Formaldehyde11.53 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.61 per million
Acetaldehyde1.17 per million
Pahpom0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing108
Air permit holder (minor source)35
Industrial wastewater discharge20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Gas station (mapped facility)17
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Wind power plant3
Brownfield property2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Geothermal 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.

Mccain Foods Usa Burley Facility, Burley
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $9,450.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007048701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Mccain Foods Usa Inc., Burley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Nickel and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 22,219,815 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83318RDFDSHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Alto Magic Valley Llc, Burley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Formic acid, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,303 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8331WPCFCT26WAS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Mccain Foods Usa Burley Facility, Burley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,450.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007048701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Tessenderlo Kerley Inc., Burley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Carbon disulfide, Potassium N-methyldithiocarbamate, Metham sodium. 4,955 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83318SNDNC480S2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Burley Wwtp, Burley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007513002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Burley-Heyburn Industrial Park Wwtp, Burley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070157583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Alto Magic Valley Llc, Burley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035761912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Tessenerlo Kerley, Burley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Mccain Foods Usa Burley Facility, Burley
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $9,450.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007048701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Packaging Specialties Of Idaho Inc, Burley
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $10,560.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037387253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Pilot Thomas Logistics - Burley East, Burley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Ethylene glycol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 8331WPLTTH445EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Fish Creek Quarry, Oakley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070568519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc, Burley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070207180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pilot Thomas Logistics - Burley East, Burley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071938350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Burley-Heyburn Industrial Park Wwtp, Burley
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070157583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Southern Idaho Regional Landfill, Burley
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028125570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Albion Normal School And Campus, Albion
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038756735 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ray'S Car Care, Burley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967543 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
East Valley Development, Llc, Declo
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072127371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ddp Specialty Electronic Material Us Llc., Burley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
TRI facility ID 8331WDDPSP171WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Milner Butte Lfge, Burley
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 63755 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Southern Idaho Regional Landfill, Burley
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028125570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Alto Magic Valley Llc, Burley
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035761912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Liberty Basin Llc, Burley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070936614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Cassia 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 Cassia 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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