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Le Sueur County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Le Sueur County is 154.9 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 2.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 177 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (41), Industrial wastewater discharge (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29). 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: 44.3686, -93.7434.

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 Le Sueur County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	10.4	4.8	2.17xSignificant	6.2 to 16.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	38.5	23.8	1.62xSignificant	29.9 to 48.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	22.6	14.5	1.56xSignificant	16 to 31.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.4	18.7	1.36x	18.7 to 33.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.6	18.5	1.17x	15.2 to 30	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.8	51.8	1.14x	48.7 to 70.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.7	30.2	1.12x	26.2 to 43	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	498.4	453.4	1.1xSignificant	466.3 to 532.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	154.9	143.2	1.08x	137.6 to 173.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.5	8.7	0.98x	4.9 to 14	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.4	13.9	0.96x	8.7 to 20.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.4	11.3	0.92x	6.4 to 16.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	11.8	13	0.91x	6.7 to 19.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.5	17.9	0.87x	10.3 to 22.6	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 Le Sueur County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,477.9	9,842.6	-34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.8	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	50.7	59.8	-15%	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	70.1	96.9	-28%	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.

Formaldehyde14.07 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Benzene1.27 per million
Acetaldehyde1.23 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing41
Industrial wastewater discharge33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Solar power plant10
Small hazardous waste generator8
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility4
Major air pollution source3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
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.

Cambria Co, Le Sueur
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020057070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Le Sueur Inc, Le Sueur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 163,051 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56058LSRNC1409V (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Cambria Plant, Le Sueur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 156,208 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56058CMBRX31496 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Fiberglas Fabricators Inc, Le Center
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 147,348 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56057FBRGL315WI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Ls, Le Sueur
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Cambria Co, Le Sueur
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020057070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Fiberglas Fabricators Inc, Le Center
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010772501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Le Sueur Incorporated, Le Sueur
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000742830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cambria Co, Le Sueur
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020057070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Le Sueur Cheese Co, Le Sueur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 416 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56058LSRCH719NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Bimeda Inc, Le Sueur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Tetracycline hydrochloride. 232 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5605WBMDNC291FR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Mitek Usa Inc., Montgomery
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5606WSPSTR73RGE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Saint Peter Wwtp, Saint Peter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Elysian, Elysian
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008813285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Le Sueur Wwtf, Le Sueur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064625277 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ls, Le Sueur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Le Sueur Incorporated, Le Sueur
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000742830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fiberglas Fabricators Inc, Le Center
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010772501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kilkenny Wwtp, Kilkenny
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069019582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
New Prague, New Prague
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1999 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Park Elementary, Le Sueur
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072195667 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Le Sueur Incorporated, Le Sueur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000742830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Crop Production Services Inc, Kasota
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038233471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Saint Peter Wwtp, Saint Peter
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0022535: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Le Sueur Wwtf, Le Sueur
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0068195: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 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 Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur 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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