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Isanti County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Isanti County is 156.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 126 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (31), Gas station (mapped facility) (16), Industrial wastewater discharge (14). 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: 45.5718, -93.3265.

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 Isanti County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	9.9	4.8	2.06xSignificant	6.4 to 14.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	39.5	23.8	1.66xSignificant	31.8 to 48.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	20.3	14.5	1.4xSignificant	15 to 26.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.9	18.7	1.33xSignificant	19.2 to 32	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67	51.8	1.29xSignificant	57.6 to 77.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.7	6.2	1.24x	4.4 to 12.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.7	18.5	1.23x	17.2 to 29.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.8	5.7	1.19x	4 to 11.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.3	17.9	1.19x	16 to 28	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	514.9	453.4	1.14xSignificant	487.1 to 544	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156.7	143.2	1.09x	141.9 to 172.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.2	6.6	1.09x	4.3 to 11.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.4	8.7	1.08x	6.1 to 14.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14	13	1.08x	9.4 to 20.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32	30.2	1.06x	25.7 to 39.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.2	13.9	0.95x	9.1 to 18.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.4	11.3	0.83x	6 to 14.1	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 Isanti County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,605.1	9,842.6	-33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.5	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	47.3	59.8	-21%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7	6.2	+12%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	90.5	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.9	28.6	-45%	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.

Formaldehyde14.56 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Benzene1.68 per million
Acetaldehyde1.32 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing31
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Industrial wastewater discharge14
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Small hazardous waste generator5
Public airport4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
TRI reporting facility3
Battery storage plant2
Solar power plant2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Ever Cat Fuels Llc, Isanti
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 1,261 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5504WVRCTF1ISAN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Ever Cat Fuels Llc, Isanti
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070320691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Knife River Isanti Ready Mix, Isanti
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Mercury. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5504WKNFRV232CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Us Water Services Inc, Cambridge
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008807513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Knife River Isanti Ready Mix, Isanti
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070943744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cambridge Wwtp, Cambridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002053205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Isanti Estates Llc, Isanti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006738539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Great River Energy, Cambridge
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056145407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cambridge Ct Hybrid, Cambridge
Gas power plant.
Record ID 2038 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.2
Cambridge Launderers & Cleaners, Cambridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979579 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Great River Energy, Cambridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056145407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Cortec Advanced Films, Cambridge
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sodium nitrite.
TRI facility ID 5500WCRTCD411ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Kurita America Inc, Cambridge
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sodium nitrite, Nitric acid, Ethylene glycol, Ammonia.
TRI facility ID 5500WSWTRS33SCL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Jr Enterprise Llc, Isanti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071377544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
North Woods Finishing Llc, Isanti
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,574.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003875593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Arrow Tank & Engineering Co, Cambridge
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000423621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Braham Wwtp, Braham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008807960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Cambridge Muni, Cambridge
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CBG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Arrow Tank & Engineering Co, Cambridge
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000423621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Premier Products Inc, Braham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003850814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dairiconcepts Lp - Dalbo, Dalbo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008806925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Isanti Wwtp, Isanti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031275787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cambridge Medical Center, Cambridge
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039503105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Birch Lake Recyclers, Stacy
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054844273 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cambridge, Cambridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999576 (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 Isanti 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 Isanti 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.

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