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Lincoln County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lincoln County is 147.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 66 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (32), Industrial wastewater discharge (9), 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: 42.9901, -114.1544.

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 Lincoln County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.2	51.8	1.34x	42 to 107.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	147.8	143.2	1.03x	105.5 to 201.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	434.7	453.4	0.96x	360.7 to 519.7	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 Lincoln County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,320.7	9,842.6	-26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.5	75.3	+3%	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	97.4	96.9	+0%	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.

Formaldehyde10.6 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.64 per million
Acetaldehyde1.09 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

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

Rail grade crossing32
Industrial wastewater discharge9
NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Hydroelectric plant3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
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.

Glanbia Foods Inc, Richfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 1,577,710 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83349WRDSCHIWAY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Glanbia Foods Richfield, Richfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602679 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Rocky Mountain Hardware Shoshone, Shoshone
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020516039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Shoshone Wwtp, Shoshone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010026998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc. (Shoshone), Shoshone
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper And Copper Compounds, Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
TRI facility ID 83352RCKYM601NI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.1
Richfield Wwtp, Richfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010027176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Shoshone, City Of - Shoshone Wwtp, Shoshone
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ID0023728: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Laidlaw Corrals, Kimama
Public airport. O.
Record ID U99 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Rocky Mountain Hardware Shoshone, Shoshone
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020516039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Imc Ice Caves, Shoshone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067026907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Imc Cottonwood, Shoshone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067029931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Glanbia Foods Richfield, Richfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602679 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Shoshone Field Office Replacement, Shoshone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072151606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
N 600 W, Minidoka
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812804G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
675 West, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812896W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
850 West, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812897D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sentner Road, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812898K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sid Road, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812899S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Owinza Road, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812900J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
1150 East, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812902X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
1000 East, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812903E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Bowman Road/ 850 East, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812904L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
750 East, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812905T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Washington Street/ 650 East, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812906A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
550 East, Dietrich
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 812907G (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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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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