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McLeod County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in McLeod County is 142.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 210 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (39), Air permit holder (minor source) (27), Industrial wastewater discharge (27). 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: 44.8045, -94.2539.

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 McLeod County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.9	3.7	1.86xSignificant	4.1 to 11.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	31	18.7	1.66xSignificant	24.7 to 38.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	29.5	18.5	1.59xSignificant	23.1 to 37.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19	13.9	1.37xSignificant	14 to 25.4	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.6	4.1	1.37x	3.2 to 9.5	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.9	6.6	1.35x	5.5 to 13.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.9	4.4	1.34x	3.3 to 10	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.1	11.3	1.25x	9.8 to 19.9	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.2	23.8	1.18x	21.6 to 36.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.1	14.5	1.18x	12.3 to 23.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.7	5.7	1.18x	3.9 to 11	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	15.2	13	1.17x	10.2 to 21.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	472.1	453.4	1.04x	445.3 to 500.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	142.2	143.2	0.99x	128.3 to 157.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.6	30.2	0.91x	21.8 to 34.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45.8	51.8	0.88x	38.1 to 54.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.4	17.9	0.86x	10.8 to 21.6	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 McLeod County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,843.4	9,842.6	-41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	28.1	59.8	-53%	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	73.5	96.9	-24%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	11.9	28.6	-58%	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.

Formaldehyde13.35 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.14 per million
Benzene1.09 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing39
Air permit holder (minor source)27
Industrial wastewater discharge27
Gas station (mapped facility)22
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Small hazardous waste generator11
Solar power plant11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)11
TRI reporting facility9
Major air pollution source7
Large hazardous waste generator6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property4
Public airport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Commercial airport2
Heliport2
Gas power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

3m Co-Hutchinson, Hutchinson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Methanol, Acrylic acid and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 985,262 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55350MMGMDHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Azz Galvanizing Services-Winsted, Winsted
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 19,628 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5539WZZGLV86THS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Plato Woodwork Inc, Plato
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers). 57,055 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55370PLTWD2003R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
3m - Hutchinson Tape Manufacturing Plant, Hutchinson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000425059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Awi Manufacturing Inc, Winsted
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 173 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5539WWMNFC39223 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Azz Galvanizing - Winsted, Winsted
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037417202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Plato Woodwork Inc, Plato
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014341300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Hutchinson Utilities Commission -Plant 1, Hutchinson
Major air pollution source. Penalties $11,340.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001850275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Awi Manufacturing Inc, Winsted
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043380640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Miller Manufacturing Co, Glencoe
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 55336NRCTR14001 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Knife River Glencoe Ready Mix, Glencoe
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury, Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5533WKNFRV292E9 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Knife River Hutchinson Ready Mix, Hutchinson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury, Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5535WKNFRV1255T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Hutchinson Wwtp, Hutchinson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Glencoe, Glencoe
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1975 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Adm Animal Nutrition 1011, Glencoe
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000424853 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Seneca Foods Corp. Glencoe, Minnesota, Glencoe
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000424862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Minnesota Specialty Yeast Llc, Hutchinson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000425031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nordictrack Incorporated, Glencoe
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000823020 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Resonetics, Hutchinson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071242264 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Winsted, Winsted
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008840807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
3m - Hutchinson Tape Manufacturing Plant, Hutchinson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000425059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pfb Manufacturing Llc, Lester Prairie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000425068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hutchinson Plant #2, Hutchinson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001444492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Waste Management - Spruce Ridge Landfill, Glencoe
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001446784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Glencoe Light & Power Commission, Glencoe
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001447916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 McLeod 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 McLeod 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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