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Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lac qui Parle County is 139.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 136 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (68), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (26), Industrial wastewater discharge (16). 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: 45.0394, -96.1756.

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 Lac qui Parle 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	25.9	23.8	1.09x	14.5 to 45.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	467.2	453.4	1.03x	408.9 to 532.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	139.5	143.2	0.97x	111.3 to 174.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.5	30.2	0.94x	17.7 to 46.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	48	51.8	0.93x	33 to 70.5	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 Lac qui Parle County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,964.4	9,842.6	-29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.4	75.3	+5%	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	90.4	96.9	-7%	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.

Formaldehyde12.44 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.03 per million
Benzene0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing68
NPDES wastewater discharge permit26
Industrial wastewater discharge16
Air permit holder (minor source)9
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
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.

Ag Processing Inc A Cooperative, Dawson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 1,125,349 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56232GPRCS8THDI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Ag Processing, Inc., Dawson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Jennie-O Turkeystore Dawson Feed Mill, Dawson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Copper compounds, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 56232LNDLKHWY21 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Associated Milk Producers Incorporated Dawson, Dawson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000744464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Jennie-O Turkeystore Dawson Feed Mill, Dawson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008724103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ag Processing, Inc., Dawson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Peterson Auto Scrap And Salvage Yard, Madison
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038692484 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ag Processing, Inc., Dawson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lac Qui Parle Valley, Madison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008772792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bellingham Wwtp, Bellingham
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585152: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Puris Proteins Llc, Dawson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 56232SSCTDHWY21 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Marietta Wwtp, Marietta
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585160: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Ag Processing, Inc., Dawson
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Dawson Wwtp, Dawson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039754584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Puris Proteins Llc, Dawson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064268563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Bituminous Paving Inc-Portable Asphalt Plant, Odessa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070051869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Bellingham Wwtp, Bellingham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068581118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Lac Qui Parle County, Madison
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID DXX (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Marietta Wwtp, Marietta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068124611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Madison Wwtp, Madison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021116308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J&D Construction Inc, Montevideo
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037419139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brent Dahl Farm, Dawson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067721905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lee Johnson Farm, Montevideo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067848672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greg Bothun Farm Baxter Secti, Dawson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067926855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dave Dejong Farm Sec 1, Montevideo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067953600 (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 Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle 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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