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Morrison County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Morrison County is 155.3 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 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 205 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (66), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (42), Industrial wastewater discharge (35). 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: 46.0634, -94.2292.

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 Morrison County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	9.6	4.8	2xSignificant	6.2 to 14.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	7.7	4.4	1.75x	4.4 to 12.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	25.1	18.5	1.36xSignificant	19 to 32.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.5	5.7	1.32x	4.5 to 12.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.1	6.2	1.31x	4.6 to 13.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.6	11.3	1.2x	9.4 to 19.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	61.2	51.8	1.18x	51.8 to 72	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.7	14.5	1.15x	11.7 to 23.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.6	6.6	1.15x	4.5 to 12.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.5	18.7	1.1x	15.3 to 27.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	155.3	143.2	1.08x	139.9 to 172	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	489.4	453.4	1.08xSignificant	460.5 to 519.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.5	23.8	1.07x	19 to 33.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.7	13.9	1.06x	10.5 to 20.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.3	30.2	0.94x	22.2 to 35.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.1	17.9	0.9x	11.2 to 22.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.2	13	0.78x	6 to 16.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.7	8.7	0.77x	3.7 to 11.3	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 Morrison County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,367	9,842.6	-25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.3	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	32.6	59.8	-46%	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	93.5	96.9	-4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.8	28.6	-48%	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.

Formaldehyde12.68 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Benzene1.21 per million
Acetaldehyde1.14 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing66
NPDES wastewater discharge permit42
Industrial wastewater discharge35
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Public airport5
Small hazardous waste generator5
TRI reporting facility4
Commercial airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
Hydroelectric plant2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Solar 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.

Wabash National, Little Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 148,507 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56345LRSNBPAULL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Ripley Ranges, Little Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 274,967 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56345SRMYC15HWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Us Army National Guard Camp Ripley, Little Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012527220 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Wabash Little Falls, Little Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003933931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Knife River Little Falls South Ready Mix, Little Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury, Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5634WKNFRV1354H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Knife River Little Falls North Ready Mix, Little Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury, Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5634WKNFRV1825G (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Airborn Inc, Little Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5634WRBRNN15821 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Jennie-O Turkey Store Swanville Feed Mill, Swanville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 56382JNNTR21THI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Willmar Poultry Farms, Inc. Dba Farm Service Elevator, Swanville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037143837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Little Falls Wwtp, Little Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,310.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039755716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Airborn Inc, Little Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046050526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Royalton Wwtp, Royalton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009898600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Flensburg Wwtp, Flensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067727703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Wabash Little Falls, Little Falls
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003933931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Hennepin Paper Company Property #1, Little Falls
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038694124 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Hennepin Paper Company Property #2, Little Falls
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038694133 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Central Mn Renewables, Little Falls
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000538963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Anderson Custom Processing Inc, Little Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,890.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002123906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Randall Wwtp, Randall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008803152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Little Falls Machine Inc, Little Falls
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $3,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044821538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Tri-County Stockyards Llc, Motley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055368793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Numake-2 Llc Of Mn, Little Falls
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071162498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Flensburg Wwtp, Flensburg
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585016: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Royalton Wwtp, Motley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039738111 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Anderson Custom Processing Inc, Little Falls
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,890.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002123906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Morrison 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 Morrison 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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