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Faribault County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Faribault County is 170.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 293 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (153), Industrial wastewater discharge (40), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (33). 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: 43.6898, -93.9482.

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 Faribault 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	44.3	23.8	1.86xSignificant	30.5 to 62.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	70.1	51.8	1.35xSignificant	55.4 to 88.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	170.4	143.2	1.19xSignificant	147.2 to 197	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.5	17.9	1.09x	11.2 to 32	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	478.5	453.4	1.06x	435.2 to 525.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.4	30.2	1.04x	22.3 to 43.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.4	18.5	0.99x	10.7 to 30.3	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 Faribault County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,136.5	9,842.6	-27%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.5	75.3	+4%	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	85.7	96.9	-12%	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.

Formaldehyde13.35 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.14 per million
Benzene0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing153
Industrial wastewater discharge40
NPDES wastewater discharge permit33
Air permit holder (minor source)20
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Brownfield property5
TRI reporting facility4
Wind power plant3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Oil-fired power plant2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Greenfield Global Winnebago Llc, Winnebago
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Formaldehyde, Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 99,339 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56098CRNPL7116T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Darling Ingredients Inc, Blue Earth
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 311,060 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56013DRLNGRURAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Ccm - Wells, Wells
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,164 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5609WWLLSR19FRA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Darling International Inc - Blue Earth, Blue Earth
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006053091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Corn Plus, Winnebago
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Blue Earth Light And Water, Blue Earth
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,765.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071722771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Wells Concrete Products, Wells
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5609WWLLSC854HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Blue Earth, Blue Earth
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1967 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Wells Ic, Wells
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2020 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Wells Ready Mix, Wells
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060261915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wells Concrete Products, Wells
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068104269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Winnebago Wwtp, Winnebago
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009896835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Brakebush Brothers Inc, Wells
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56097SWFTC115NB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.6
Corn Plus, Winnebago
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wells Dry Cleaners Site, Wells
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015336402 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Waack/Wells Dry Cleaner, Wells
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038743508 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wells Dry Cleaners Site, Wells
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038743526 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Winnebago Supervalu, Winnebago
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976339 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kiester Food N Fuel, Kiester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978409 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Corn Plus, Winnebago
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Frost Wwtp, Frost
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068869898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tri-City Wastewater Treatment Systems Board, Wells
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0025224: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Crown Tonka Walk-Ins, Winnebago
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 56098CRWNF304MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Seneca Foods Corp - Blue Earth, Blue Earth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003809905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Walters Wwtf, Walters
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039760489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8

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 Faribault 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 Faribault 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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