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Kanabec County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kanabec County is 147.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 42 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (8), Rail grade crossing (6), 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: 45.9354, -93.3304.

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 Kanabec County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	91.7	51.8	1.77xSignificant	75.7 to 110.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.5	30.2	1.54xSignificant	35.5 to 60.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	21.1	14.5	1.46x	13.4 to 32.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19.1	13.9	1.37x	12 to 29.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.9	18.7	1.28x	16.1 to 35	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.7	17.9	1.1x	12.4 to 30.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	495.9	453.4	1.09xSignificant	455.7 to 539.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.3	11.3	1.09x	7.1 to 20.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	147.9	143.2	1.03x	127.3 to 171.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.7	23.8	0.91x	13.8 to 33	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 Kanabec County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,423.6	9,842.6	-25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.4	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	95.6	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.4	28.6	-29%	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.

Formaldehyde12.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Benzene1.2 per million
Acetaldehyde1.18 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge8
Rail grade crossing6
NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Oil-fired 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.

East Central Solid Waste Commission, Mora
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,685.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007625533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Mora, Mora
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1997 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
East Central Solid Waste Commission, Mora
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $1,685.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007625533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ogilvie Wwtp, Ogilvie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006739299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Smmpa Methane Energy Facility, Mora
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 57903 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
A And M Aggregate, Mora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030762903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Mora Muni, Mora
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID JMR (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1293494175 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Mora Wwtp, Mora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008807443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Olympak, Mora
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001443322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Miller Pit, Mora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008807041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grasston, Grasston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012310463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Blum Sand & Gravel, Mora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017855203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kanabec Hospital, Mora
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040104981 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fresenius Kidney Care Mora Dialysis, Mora
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071471206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Recovering Hope Treatment Center, Mora
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071475558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pvt Xing, Braham
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 061506F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
115th Ave, Braham
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 061508U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
120th Ave, Braham
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 061510V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Rice St, Grasston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 061513R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
133rd St, Grasston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 061514X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pine St, Grasston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 061515E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Bwhc - Bluewater, Mora
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000423783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Imperial Plastics Inc, Mora
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000423792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
North Country Welding, Mora
Hazardous waste transporter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007626408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Kanabec 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 Kanabec 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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