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Dodge County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dodge County is 125 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 157 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (31), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Industrial wastewater discharge (25). 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: 44.0223, -92.862.

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 Dodge 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	53.9	23.8	2.26xSignificant	41 to 69.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	20.4	13	1.57x	12.7 to 31.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	21.7	14.5	1.5x	14 to 32.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.4	17.9	1.36x	16.5 to 35.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.7	18.5	1.12x	13.1 to 31.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.6	18.7	1.1x	13.2 to 30.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	476.6	453.4	1.05x	437.7 to 518	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	125	143.2	0.87x	106 to 146.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	11.7	13.9	0.84x	6.6 to 19.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	41.5	51.8	0.8x	30.8 to 54.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	22.9	30.2	0.76x	15.2 to 33.3	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 Dodge County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,217.3	9,842.6	-47%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	81.2	75.3	+8%	years
Child mortality	56.2	59.8	-6%	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	72.6	96.9	-25%	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.

Formaldehyde14.02 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Benzene1.29 per million
Acetaldehyde1.21 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing31
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Industrial wastewater discharge25
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Solar power plant15
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Small hazardous waste generator9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Wind 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.

Al-Corn Clean Fuel, Claremont
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $40,427.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.8
Al-Corn Clean Fuel, Claremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 146,575 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55924LCRNCHWY14 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Mcneilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc, Dodge Center
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 42,747 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55927MCNLSHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Al-Corn Clean Fuel, Claremont
Major air pollution source. Penalties $40,427.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Al-Corn Clean Fuel, Claremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $40,427.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Al-Corn Clean Fuel, Claremont
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $40,427.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Mcneilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc, Dodge Center
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041080415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Al-Corn Clean Fuel, Claremont
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $40,427.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Mcneilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc, Dodge Center
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041080415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kasson Wwtp, Kasson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064269269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Unger/Hayfield Salvage Storage Lot, Hayfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015331700 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mcneilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc, Dodge Center
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041080415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Blooming Prairie Wwtp, Blooming Prairie
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0021822: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Kasson Wwtp, Kasson
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0050725: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Dodge Center Wwtp, Dodge Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006739324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ims Contracting Llc, Dodge Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070671009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Stussy Construction Inc, Mantorville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008814854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Dodge Center, Dodge Center
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID TOB (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1321850605 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/748690515 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Dodge County Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/748690516 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Blooming Prairie Wwtp, Blooming Prairie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008815336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mcneilus Steel Inc, Dodge Center
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003753938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Energy Economics Inc, Dodge Center
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003901421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
National Coatings Restoration Inc, Blooming Prairie
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006061812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Dodge 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 Dodge 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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