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Marshall County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Marshall County is 140.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 297 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (200), Industrial wastewater discharge (31), 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: 48.3594, -96.3701.

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 Marshall 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	50	23.8	2.1xSignificant	31 to 76.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.3	17.9	1.58x	16 to 47.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	25.5	18.5	1.38x	14.2 to 43.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	515.5	453.4	1.14xSignificant	458.5 to 578.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.8	51.8	1.08x	40 to 77	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.5	143.2	0.98x	113.3 to 173.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	22.1	30.2	0.73x	13.2 to 36.7	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 Marshall County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,946.9	9,842.6	-40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	81.4	75.3	+8%	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	54.5	96.9	-44%	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.

Formaldehyde10.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.01 per million
Acetaldehyde0.91 per million
Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing200
Industrial wastewater discharge31
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Public airport9
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Nordic Fiberglass Inc, Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 165,565 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56762NRDCFHWY75 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Nordic Fiberglass Incorporated, Warren
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hawkes Co Inc - Peat Harvesti, Newfolden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,275.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008795367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Nordic Fiberglass Incorporated, Warren
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Stephen Wwtp, Stephen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008795535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Great Lakes Gas Transmission - Station 2, Newfolden
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041064219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Newfolden Wwtp, New Folden Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068357245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Warren Power Plant, Warren
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987187 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Argyle Wwtp, Argyle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068861155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Warren Wwtp, Warren
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585073: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Stephen Wwtp, Stephen
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585162: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Oslo Wwtp, Oslo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,475.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008795599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Great Lakes Gas Transmission - Station 2, Newfolden
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041064219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Middle River Wwtp, Middle River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067961904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Warren Wwtp, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068774561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Grygla Wwtp, Grygla
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068411427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Hawkes Co Inc, Newfolden
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0062715: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
M&J Construction Co - Nonmetallic, Newfolden
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,887.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064249095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Grygla Muni - Mel Wilkens Fld, Grygla
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3G2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Warren Muni, Warren
Public airport. O.
Record ID D37 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Stephen Muni, Stephen
Public airport. O.
Record ID D41 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Grygla Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697522 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Middle River Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697523 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Alvarado Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697526 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Argyle Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697537 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Marshall 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 Marshall 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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