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Nicollet County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Nicollet County is 117.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 125 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (36), Air permit holder (minor source) (20), Industrial wastewater discharge (17). 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: 44.3055, -94.2048.

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 Nicollet 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	49.9	23.8	2.1xSignificant	40.1 to 61.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.8	6.2	1.42x	5 to 14.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24	17.9	1.34x	17.6 to 32.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22	18.7	1.18x	16.3 to 29.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16	14.5	1.1x	10.9 to 22.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	486.2	453.4	1.07xSignificant	455.8 to 518.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.8	13.9	1.06x	10.1 to 21.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.4	18.5	0.99x	12.9 to 25.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	117.1	143.2	0.82x	103.3 to 132.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	41.6	51.8	0.8x	33.5 to 51.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.1	13	0.7x	5.1 to 15	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	7.9	11.3	0.7x	4.7 to 12.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	19.8	30.2	0.66x	14.6 to 26.6	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 Nicollet County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,160.2	9,842.6	-48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.9	75.3	+7%	years
Child mortality	47.3	59.8	-21%	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	62.9	96.9	-35%	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.

Formaldehyde14.14 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.24 per million
Benzene1.21 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit36
Air permit holder (minor source)20
Industrial wastewater discharge17
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Small hazardous waste generator8
Solar power plant6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
TRI reporting facility3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Coloplast Manufacturing Us Llc-Mankato, North Mankato
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 1,789 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5600WCLPLS194CM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Medline Industries, Lp, North Mankato
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003866237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Oldcastle Infrastructure Inc. - Courtland, Courtland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003931684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Alumacraft Boat Co, Saint Peter
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ei Microcircuits, Saint Peter
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 56082MCRCR211KL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
North American Pipe & Precast, Courtland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Lead compounds, Mercury compounds. 64 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5602WHNCCK31FUR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Alumacraft Boat Co, Saint Peter
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Broadway Generation Plant, Saint Peter
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013677146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
North Mankato Public Works Yard, North Mankato
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062503170 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Schmidt'S Meat Market Expansion, Nicollet
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068099408 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kato Engineering - North Mankato, Mankato
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008656873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Alumacraft Boat Co, Saint Peter
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 56082LMCRF315WS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Lafayette Wwtp, Lafayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006739084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Nicollet Wwtp, Nicollet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067878372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Alumacraft Boat Co, Saint Peter
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wis-Pak Of Mankato Inc, N Mankato
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wis-Pak Of Mankato Inc, N Mankato
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Precision Press, N Mankato
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000798744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Medline Industries, Lp, North Mankato
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003866237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jarraff Industries, Saint Peter
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003924193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Minnesota Paving And Materials - Nuqq, New Ulm
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007611450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Geldner Underground Inc., St. Peter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008839187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
George & Mary Peichel Farm - Nicollet, Fairfax
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021082488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Northern Plains Dairy Llp, St Peter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021086867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
St George Community Ww System, New Ulm
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021353783 (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 Nicollet 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 Nicollet 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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