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Chisago County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Chisago County is 159.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 176 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Solar power plant (36), Rail grade crossing (31), Air permit holder (minor source) (23). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 45.5133, -92.8739.

How this county ranks in Minnesota

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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 Chisago 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	38.5	23.8	1.62xSignificant	32.1 to 45.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.8	4.6	1.48x	4.3 to 10.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	18	13	1.38xSignificant	13.4 to 23.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40	30.2	1.32xSignificant	33.8 to 47.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.7	51.8	1.31xSignificant	59.4 to 76.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.8	3.7	1.3x	2.8 to 7.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.5	18.7	1.26x	18.6 to 29.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18	14.5	1.24x	13.6 to 23.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	527	453.4	1.16xSignificant	503 to 552	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.9	18.5	1.13x	16.3 to 26.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7	6.2	1.13x	4.5 to 10.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20	17.9	1.12x	15.6 to 25.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	159.1	143.2	1.11xSignificant	146.2 to 172.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.2	6.6	1.09x	4.7 to 10.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6	5.7	1.05x	3.6 to 9.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.4	4.4	1x	2.5 to 7.2	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.6	6.6	1x	4.2 to 10.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.1	11.3	0.98x	7.9 to 15.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.5	13.9	0.97x	10 to 17.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.6	4.8	0.96x	2.6 to 7.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.6	8.7	0.76x	4.2 to 9.9	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 Chisago County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,871.9	9,842.6	-40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.4	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	28.5	59.8	-52%	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	62.9	96.9	-35%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12.2	28.6	-57%	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.

Formaldehyde14.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Benzene1.62 per million
Naphthalene1.38 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Solar power plant36
Rail grade crossing31
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Gas station (mapped facility)17
Industrial wastewater discharge14
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Small hazardous waste generator9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
TRI reporting facility5
Major air pollution source4
Public airport4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
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.

Sunrise Fiberglass Of Minnesota Llc, Wyoming
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 49,536 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55092SNRSF51752 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Zinpro Corp, North Branch
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Copper compounds, Cobalt compounds. Reports carcinogens. 26,798 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55069LNDLK404EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Zinpro Corp, North Branch
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003843903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Andersen Extrusion North Branch, North Branch
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Antimony compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 23 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55056NDRSN39811 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Schwing Bioset Inc., North Branch
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071900109 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Schwing Bioset Inc., North Branch
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms). 756 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5505WSCHWN39347 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Forterra Pipe & Precast - Stacy, Stacy
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5507WFRTRR3622F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Knife River Central Minnesota Asphalt Plant 5, Harris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5503WKNFRV42945 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Andersen Corp - North Branch, North Branch
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020468796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
North Branch (Mn), North Branch
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2002 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Chisago Lakes Joint Stc, Chisago City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000737105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Titan Lansing Transloading Llc - North Branch, North Branch
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043996334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rosenbauer Motors Llc - Build, Wyoming
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068820155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Forterra Concrete Products - Stacy, Stacy
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070071259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Northern Natural Gas Co - Nor, North Branch
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001446365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sunrise Fiberglass Of Minnesota, Llc, Wyoming
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007631580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
North Branch City Of, North Branch
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070106737 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation - North Branch, North Branch
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072172768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Ness Property, Shafer
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015331620 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rotary Park Property, Chisago City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068325627 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center, Wyoming
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001448096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Recyy North Branch, North Branch
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071472164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Custom Finishing Co, North Branch
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072243120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Taylors Falls Wwtp, Taylors Falls
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585218: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Plastech Corp, Rush City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Tetrabromobisphenol A.
TRI facility ID 55069PLSTC920SF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Close Custody Correctional - Rush City, Rush City
EPA FRS registry ID
110008721026
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Chisago County

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