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Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lake of the Woods County is 145.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 63 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (29), Industrial wastewater discharge (9), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 48.8769, -94.8876.

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 Lake of the Woods County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	516	453.4	1.14x	431.8 to 614.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	145.3	143.2	1.01x	104.5 to 200.1	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 Lake of the Woods County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,826	9,842.6	-41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.9	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	73.9	96.9	-24%	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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde8.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
Acetaldehyde0.85 per million
Benzene0.7 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing29
Industrial wastewater discharge9
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Airfield1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Ani Pharmaceuticals Inc, Baudette
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427495 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Old Williams School, Williams
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057203146 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Williams Wwtp, Williams
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585388: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Baudette Wwtp, Baudette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067814823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Baudette Intl, Baudette
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BDE (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1331689861 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1351898727 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Baudette Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697519 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Anchor Bay Park, Baudette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008795189 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ani Pharmaceuticals Inc, Baudette
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427495 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Baudette, Baudette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008795241 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Williams Wwtp, Williams
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071179812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 001700K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 001706B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
12th St Nw, Williams
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 001708P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Williams
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 001717N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Mnth 172, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 312184P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cenex Gas Access, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 312185W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
14th Ave Nw, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 312186D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
18th Ave Nw, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 312187K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
21st Ave Sw, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 312188S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
25th Ave Sw, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 312189Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Csah 6, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 312190T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sanborn Rd Nw, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 312191A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
34th Ave Nw, Baudette
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 312192G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods 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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