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Lincoln County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lincoln County is 133.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 110 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (34), Wind power plant (24), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19). 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: 44.4141, -96.2657.

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 Lincoln 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	67	23.8	2.82xSignificant	42.3 to 102	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	70.1	51.8	1.35x	46.8 to 102.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	546.1	453.4	1.2xSignificant	473.7 to 627.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	133.3	143.2	0.93x	100.1 to 175.6	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 Lincoln County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,358.4	9,842.6	-35%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.9	75.3	+6%	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	96.3	96.9	-1%	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.

Formaldehyde12.3 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde0.94 per million
Benzene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing34
Wind power plant24
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Industrial wastewater discharge17
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Public airport1
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.

Heartland Hutterian Brethren Wwtp, Lake Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008809619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ivanhoe Wwtp, Ivanhoe
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585103: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Ivanhoe Wwtp, Ivanhoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067815476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Tyler Wwtp, Tyler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068272522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Tyler Muni, Tyler
Public airport. O.
Record ID 63Y (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/583432386 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/583432387 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/823935455 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lake Benton, Lake Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008809398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hendricks, Hendricks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008809557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lincoln County Highway Dept, Ivanhoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024404946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Buttercup Inc, Verdi Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067871510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Donald L Buhl Farm, Tyler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067973054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Steve Citterman Farm, Ivanhoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067976765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Christensen Farms Site C017/C022/M003/M004, Canby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068231933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hendricks Wwtp, Hendricks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068619926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Christensen Farms Site C019, Ivanhoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068708232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Supreme Pork Inc, Lake Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068996518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gene Panka Farm, Canby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069161695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ash Grove Dairy, Lake Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070237699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lincoln Farms Llc, Taunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070884300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heartland Colony - Sec 3, Lake Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071297048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bill Tiede Farm, Tyler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071347096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Strobel Farms West Llc, Ivanhoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071362557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
T-1, Florence
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067316X (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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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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