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Murray County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Murray County is 113 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 98 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Industrial wastewater discharge (24), Gas station (mapped facility) (10). 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: 44.0223, -95.7634.

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 Murray 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	42	23.8	1.76xSignificant	25.3 to 66.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	26	18.7	1.39x	15 to 43.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	487.1	453.4	1.07x	431.6 to 548.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.9	51.8	1.02x	38.1 to 73.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	113	143.2	0.79x	90.5 to 141.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	21.5	30.2	0.71x	12.7 to 36.6	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 Murray County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,091.9	9,842.6	-48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	82.9	75.3	+10%	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	71	96.9	-27%	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.

Formaldehyde12.68 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde0.99 per million
Benzene0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Industrial wastewater discharge24
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Wind power plant7
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Solar power plant3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Landfill (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.

Chandler, Chandler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008810108 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Avoca & Iona Wwtp, Iona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068742882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Chandler Wwtp, Chandler
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0039748: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Currie, Currie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008810876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Avoca & Iona Wwtp, Iona
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585165: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Kdc Llc, Chandler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,465.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069077224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Fulda Wwtp, Fulda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067740760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Slayton Wwtp, Slayton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068085315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Slayton Muni, Slayton
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID DVP (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1206136864 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Shetek Area Water & Sewer District Wwtp, Currie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067828943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lake Wilson Wwtp, Lake Wilson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068369152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Page One Printing Inc, Slayton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008702430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ra Muecke Sand & Gravel Inc, Slayton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008702449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rupp Construction Co Inc, Slayton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008810894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fulda, Fulda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008811321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Slayton, Slayton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008811394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hord Farms West -Manderscheid, Woodstock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067725732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Adam Miller Farm, Lake Wilson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067778257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kramer Swine Finishing, Avoca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067892873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hurd Hog Farm Inc, Lake Wilson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068231247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Faccendiere - Tutt Site, Lake Wilson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068232479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Robert Ford Farm - Dennis Site, Woodstock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068232978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mw Gervais Farms Llc, Currie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068486285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kluis Cattle Llc, Chandler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068521237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Murray 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 Murray 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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